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Hamtown Corner
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Description

Located 3.92 km SSE of Cardigan: Douglas Parish, York County: settled about 1820 by Irish immigrants and later by Welsh immigrants from the adjacent settlement of Cardigan: PO 1862-1917: in 1866 Hamtown Corner was a farming community with 9 families, including 3 Richards and 3 Smith families: in 1871 Hamtown Corner and the surrounding district had a population of 150: in 1898 Hamtown Corner had 1 post office and a population of 50.

Latitude : 46° 7'

Longitude : 66° 46'

County : York

Parish : Douglas

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Other communities within the vicinity of KilometersMiles

Community	Distance (Kilometers)	Bearing
Cardigan	3.92	341° NNW
North Cardigan	3.92	341° NNW
Semple Settlement	3.92	341° NNW
Stone Settlement	3.92	341° NNW
Hurlett	4.28	116° ESE

Community

Distance (Kilometers)

Bearing

Cardigan

3.92

341° NNW

North Cardigan

3.92

341° NNW

Semple Settlement

3.92

341° NNW

Stone Settlement

3.92

341° NNW

Hurlett

4.28

116° ESE

* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.