WINCHESTER, ONTARIO

'Winchester' is a community in Eastern Ontario, located south of Ottawa, near Winchester Springs, South Mountain and Chesterville, in the township of North Dundas, Ontario, and part of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario.
It is mainly a farming town with the largest cheese processing plant in Canada, Parmalat, located in it. It has a population of approximately 2500, an impressive variety of protestant churches, a weekly newspaper, ''The Winchester Press'', and an Ontario Provincial Police station. Winchester is also home to the Winchester District Memorial Hospital which serves most of Dundas County.
Winchester has a variety of sports teams as well. The Winchester Hawks (Jr.B hockey), the North Dundas Demons (minor hockey), and the Winchester Red Sox (Tier II Baseball).

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★ Birthplace of NHL Hall of Famer, Larry Robinson.

★ Birthplace of gospel musician George Beverly Shea.