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Gloucester Place Names



Name

Historic Name

Modern Name

Junction Gore

Ottawa Front North

Ottawa Front South

Rideau Front

Post Office

Alternate Names – Current*

Links

Alta Vista

X

X

Anderson Park

X

X

Part of Alta Vista*

Applewood Acres

X

X

Part of Alta Vista*

Athans Park

X

X

Bannermount

X

X

Eastway Gardens*

Barton’s Corners

X

X

X

South Gloucester*

Beacon Heights

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

Beacon Hill

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Beaconwood

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Besserer’s Grove

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

Hiawatha Park*, Part of Orleans*

 

Billings Bridge

X

X

X

 

 

 

X

Farmer’s Bridge

Looking south on Bank Street, 1923 and 1980s

Blackburn Corners

X

 

 

X

 

 

X

Green’s Creek, Daggville, Blackburn Hamlet*; Post Office was known simply as Blackburn

 

Blackburn Hamlet

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Blackburn Station

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Blossom Park

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

Borthwick Ridge

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

The Ridge

 

Bowesville

X

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

Bradley Ridge

X

 

X  

 

X

 

 

Brian Doyle’s Hill

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

Brookfield

X

 

x

 

 

Pollacktown

 

Cardinal Heights

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Carlsbad Springs

X

X

 

 

X

 

X

Cathartic, Eastman’s Springs

 

Carson Grove

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Castle Heights

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cathartic

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Eastman’s Springs, Carlsbad Springs*

 

Cedardale

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Chapel Hill

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

Part of Orleans*

 

Chateau Neuf

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

Part of Orleans*

 

Chaudiere Junction

X

 

 

 

 

X

Near Ellwood*

 

Clandeboye

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

Part of Eastview, Vanier*

 

Clarkston Village

X

 

X

 

 

 

X

Clarkstown, Part of Eastview, Vanier*

 

Clarkstown

X

 

X

 

 

 

X

Clarkston Village, Part of Eastview, Vanier*

 

Confederation Heights

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convent Glen

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

Part of Orleans*

 

Cowan’s Settlement

X

 

 

 

 

X

Leitrim*

 

Cummings Bridge

X

X

X

 

 

 

X

Cummings Island

 

Cummings Island

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

Cummings Bridge*

 

Cunningham’s

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

Uplands

 

Cyrville

X

X

X

X

Delorme Post Office, Lourdes

 

Daggville

X

X

Green’s Creek, Blackburn Corners, Blackburn Hamlet*

 

Deadbeat's Hill

X

X

Gateville, Gabtown, Poverty Hill, Sawmill Hill (considered part of the old village of Billings Bridge*)

 

Delorme Post Office

X

 

 

X

 

 

X

Cyrville*, Lourdes

 

Dolman Ridge

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

Eastman’s Springs

X

 

 

 

X

 

X

Cathartic, Carlsbad Springs*

 

Eastway Gardens

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

Bannermount

 

Edwards

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

On boundary with Osgoode Township

 

Elizabeth Park

 

X

 

 

 

X

Cunningham’s, Uplands

 

Ellwood

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

Elmvale Acres

 

X

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

Emerald Woods

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Faircrest Heights

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

Part of Alta Vista*

 

Farmer’s Bridge

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

Billings Bridge*

 

Farmer’s Corners

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

Ficko

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Findlay Creek Village

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Finter

X

 

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

Forbes

X

 

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

Gabtown

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

Gateville, Poverty Hill, Deadbeat's Hill, Sawmill Hill (considered part of the old village of Billings Bridge*)

 

Gateville

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

Gabtown, Poverty Hill, Deadbeat's Hill, Sawmill Hill (considered part of the old village of Billings Bridge*)

 

Glen Ogilvie

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

Glen Ogilvie School

Gloucester

X

 

X

 

 

 

X

Part of New Edinburgh*

 

Gloucester Glen

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Gloucester Post Office

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

Part of Blossom Park*

 

Gloucester Station

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

Green’s Corners

X

 

 

 

X

X

Hawthorne

 

Green’s Creek

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

Daggville, Blackburn Corners, Blackburn Hamlet*

 

Greenboro

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Guildwood Estates

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardscrabble

X

 

 

 

 

X

Johnston’s Corners*

 

Hawthorne

X

 

 

 

X

X

X

Green’s Corners

 

Hawthorne Meadows

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

Heron Gate

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heron Park

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

Hillcrest 

 

Hiawatha Park

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

Besserer’s Grove, Part of Orleans*

 

Hillcrest

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

Heron Park*

 

Hog’s Back

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honey Gables

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Hunt Club Estate

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Hunt Club Field

X

 

 

 

 

X

Lindbergh Field, Uplands Aerodrome, Uplands Airport, Ottawa International Airport, MacDonald-Cartier International Airport*

 

Hunt Club Woods

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Hurdman’s Bridge

X

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Iberville Townsite

X

 

 

 

 

X

Sieveright’s Hill, Upper Hunt Club*

 

Janeville

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

Part of Eastview, Vanier*

 

Johnston’s Corners

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

Hardscrabble

 

Kempark

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Kingsview Park

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

Part of Eastview, Vanier*

 

Leitrim

X

X

X

X

Cowan’s Settlement

 

Limebank

X

X

 

X

X

 

Limebank School

Lindbergh Field

X

 

 

 

X

Hunt Club Field, Uplands Aerodrome, Uplands Airport, Ottawa International Airport, MacDonald-Cartier International Airport*

 

Lindenlea

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long Island Locks

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

Long Island Village, Melrow Meadows*

 

Long Island Village

X

X

Long Island Locks*, Melrow Meadows*

Lourdes

X

X

X

Delorme Post Office, Cyrville*

MacDonald-Cartier International Airport

 

X

 

 

 

X

Hunt Club Field, Lindbergh Field, Uplands Aerodrome, Uplands Airport, Ottawa International Airport

 

Manor Park

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manotick

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

On boundary with Rideau Township

 

Manotick Station

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

On boundary with Osgoode Township

 

Melrow Meadows

 

X

 

 

 

X

Long Island Locks*, Long Island Village

 

Mer Bleue

X

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

Mooney’s Bay

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Edinburgh

X

X

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Nordic Circle

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notre-Dame-des-Champs

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

On boundary with Cumberland Township

 

Orleans

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

St. Joseph d’Orleans

 

Orleans Woods

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

Part of Orleans*

 

Ottawa International Airport

X

 

X

Hunt Club Field, Lindbergh Field, Uplands Aerodrome, Uplands Airport, MacDonald-Cartier International Airport*

 

Overbrook

X

X

X

 

X

 

 

Pine View

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Piperville

X

X

 

 

X

 

X

 

 

Playfair Park

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pollacktown

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

Brookfield

 

Poverty Hill

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

Gateville, Gabtown, Deadbeat's Hill, Sawmill Hill (considered part of the old village of Billings Bridge *)

 

Ramsay’s Corners

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Taylorholme, Ramsay’s Corners, Ramsayville*

 

Ramsayville

X

X

 

 

X

 

X

Taylorholme, Taylorville, Ramsay’s Corners

Ramsayville School

Rideau Park

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

Part of Alta Vista*

 

Rideau View

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

Ridgemont

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Riverside Park

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Riverside Park South

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Riverside South

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Riverview Park

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robillard

X

 

X

X

Rock Village, Rockville, The Quarries

Rock Village

X

 

X

X

Robillard, Rockville, The Quarries

Rockcliffe Airport

X

X

 

X

Rockcliffe Annex

X

X

X

X

Rockcliffe Mews

X

X

Rockcliffe Park

X

X

X

Rockville

X

 

 

X

 

Robillard, Rock Village, The Quarries

Rothwell Heights

 

X

X

 

 

 

Sawmill Hill

X

 

  X

 

 

 

Gateville, Gabtown, Poverty Hill, Deadbeat's Hill (considered part of the old village of Billings Bridge*) 

 

Sheffield Glen

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

Sieveright’s Hill

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

Iberville Townsite, Upper Hunt Club*

 

Skead Road

X

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

South Gloucester

X

X

 

X

X

Barton’s Corners

South Keys

X

X

Spring Valley Trails

X

X

St Joseph d’Orleans

X

X

X

Orleans*

Taylorholme

X

X

X

Taylorville, Ramsay’s Corners, Ramsayville*

Taylorville

X

 

 

 

X

 

X

Taylorholme, Ramsay’s Corners, Ramsayville*

The Quarries

X

 

 

X

 

X

Robillard, Rockville, Rock Village

The Ridge

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Borthwick Ridge

The Ridge School

Uplands

X

 

 

 

 

X

X

Cunningham’s

 

Uplands Aerodrome

X

 

 

 

 

X

Hunt Club Field, Lindbergh Field, Uplands Airport, Ottawa International Airport, MacDonald-Cartier International Airport*

 

Uplands Airport

X

 

 

 

 

X

Hunt Club Field, Lindbergh Field, Uplands Aerodrome, Ottawa International Airport, MacDonald-Cartier International Airport*

 

Upper Hunt Club

 

X

 

 

 

X

Sieveright’s Hill, Iberville Townsite

 

Urbandale

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

Urbandale Acres

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vanier

 

X

X

 

 

 

Janeville, Eastview, Clarkstown, Clandeboye

 

Viscount Alexander Park

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

Wass Junction

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

Western Community

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

Willowdale

X  

 

  X

 

 

 

Windsor Park Village

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

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