Midhurst | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Midhurst | |
| Coordinates:44°26′36″N79°43′18″W / 44.44333°N 79.72167°W /44.44333; -79.72167 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Simcoe County |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,000 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 705 |
| Website | midhurstontario |
Midhurst is a community in theTownship of Springwater,Simcoe County,Ontario, Canada. It is thecounty seat, and with nearly 3,000 people,[1] the largest population centre in Springwater.
It is location of theBarrie Baycats of theIntercounty Baseball League. Midhurst has a public elementary school, Forest Hill Public School, which is a part of theSimcoe County District School Board.
Midhurst was named after the town ofMidhurst, in the United Kingdom.[1] Cowdray Park is also named after the main park in that town.[2]A tree nursery and a saw mill on Willow Creek existed in Midhurst that supplied trees for the province. 'Finlay Mill Road' is so named, as Alex Finlay was its owner.[2]The Midhurst Pioneer Cemetery, no longer in operation, exists near the United Church, along with the non-denominational Midhurst Union Cemetery.[3] Willow Creek featured a grist-mill and hydro power house that supplied electricity to Barrie from 1826 to 1888.[4] The old grist-mill stone stands as a monument near the Finlay Mill bridge.
Midhurst Autumnfest, an annual fall fair, has run from 1969 to present.[5][6]
Midhurst is located at the junction ofOntario Highway 26 andOntario Highway 27.
The community has twoSimcoe County LINX stops on its Line 1 Penetanguishene/Midland–Barrie bus route, which connects Midhurst to locations along the roughly north-south route.