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The only traces of the once-bustling crossroads community of Burnhamthorpe are the cemetery on the southwest corner of Dixie and Burnhamthorpe roads, the church on the north-west corner, and the farmhouse of the Stanfield family, now serving as an office. Little else remains, perhaps aside from the road name itself. The hamlet of Burnhamthorpe was originally named "Sand Hill" or "Sandy Hill", but the name was changed in 1862 when confusion arose due to another nearby village with a similar name. It was renamed by John Abelson, who had come from Burnham Thorpe, England, in honour of the birthplace of Lord Nelson. Burnhamthorpe translates roughly as "Stone Hearth". By the 1850s the hamlet had a population of around 120 people. Fuller's Directory (1866-67) called Burnhamthorpe a small village with about 100 residents, a tavern, a blacksmith shop, a general store, a Sons of Temperance Hall, a Methodist Church, and the one-room school. |
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