NORWICH, ONTARIO

The 'Township of Norwich' is a South-western Ontario municipality located in Oxford County. The name of the town is pronounced differently from that of Norwich, England (whose name is pronouned NOR-itch), and is pronounced exactly as it is spelled (NOR-witch).
It includes the communities of Burgessville, Norwich, Otterville, and Springford.
Oxford County road 59 (formerly Highway 59) is the major north-south highway through much of the township, including the community of Norwich proper (2010 residents).
The local economy is largely agricultural, based on Dairy farming in the north part of the township and tobacco and ginseng farming to the south. Slowly, ginseng is replacing the former cash crop - tobacco, as demand shrinks.
In 2007, Donald Doan was Mayor of the township.

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Notable Residents

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Notable Residents

★ Emily Stowe, (1831-1903), first woman doctor to practice medicine in Canada, and Augusta Stowe-Gullen, her daughter, first woman to earn a medical degree in Canada

★ Harold Innis, (1894-1952), political economist, born and raised in the Norwich Township community of Bookton

★ James Robertson, (1839-1902), Presbyterian, Superintendent of Missions, North West Territories

★ Margaret Allen Rockefeller, wife of William Avery Rockefeller (father of the American Oil Tycoon)

★ Brian Phelps, Drove Blue Beast 1982 - ?

Media

The local newspaper is the ''Norwich Gazette'', published by Sun Media/Bowes.

External links

★ Township of Norwich (municipal site)

★ Norwich, Ontario Homepage featuring events, weather

★ Norwich Gazette

★ Norwich & District Historical Society