Percy, Ontario was a former incorporated township and now a
geographic township
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located in
Northumberland County,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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.
It is currently part of the Municipality of
Trent Hills.
The Township was named in 1798 for
Lady Elizabeth Seymour, the wife of
Hugh Percy, the first Duke of Northumberland. She later became the Baroness of Percy. Adjoining
Seymour Township Seymour is a former incorporated township and now a geographic township located in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. It is currently part of the Municipality of Trent Hills.
European settlement began in earnest in the 1830s and brothers Lie ...
was given the Baroness' maiden name.
A settlement grew, and in 1872, the Village of
Hastings
Hastings ( ) is a seaside town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
east of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to th ...
was separated from Percy and incorporated as a separate municipality.
The community of
Warkworth is located in Percy and was the administrative centre for the municipality.
Percy was originally part of the
United Counties of Northumberland and Durham, then Northumberland after the United Counties were restructured in 1974. In 2001, Percy was amalgamated with Hastings, the Town of
Campbellford
Campbellford is an unincorporated place and former town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, in the List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities, township municipality of Trent Hills. It lies ...
and the
Township of Seymour to form the Town of Campbellford / Seymour, Percy & Hastings.
It was renamed Trent Hills later that year. According to the 2001 Census, Seymour had a population of 3,316 at the time of amalgamation.
Populated places
Prior to amalgamation, communities in the Township of Percy included Brickley, Dartford, Godolphin, Hastings, Norham, South Hastings, Sunnybrae and Warkworth.
See also
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List of townships in Ontario
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Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma D ...
References
External links
Trent Hills Official Website
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Former township municipalities in Ontario
Geography of Northumberland County, Ontario
Populated places disestablished in 2001