Bridgenorth is a community that is part of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, Ontario, previously Smith Township. It sits on the eastern shore of Lake Chemong It is located N of Peterborough, E of Lindsay, S of Buckhorn and W of Lakefield. The geography is surrounded by pine forests in the southwest and east and the rest is agricultural. The only road going over Lake Chemong connects to Ennismore and Lindsay. The community has a shopping centre, and a school, a church and a library. Its postal code is K0L Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield is a township in central-eastern Ontario, in the County of Peterborough, on the Trent-Severn Waterway. ... Lake Chemong is a lake 8 km NW of Peterborough on a road to Bridgenorth (Chemong Road). ... Peterborough (2004 population 74,600 and the metropolitan population numbers 102,423) is a city on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125km northeast of Toronto. ... Lindsay (2001 population 16,930) is a community on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of southern Ontario, Canada. ... Buckhorn is an area in the township of Galway-Cavendish-Harvey, in Peterborough County, Ontario. ... Lakefield (population 3,616) is a village that is part of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, Peterborough County, Ontario, although it was formerly a separate village. ...

History

In 1615, Samuel de Champlain stayed in Bridgenorth, which was a portage used by the Huron's to travel between Chemong Lake and Little Lake in Peterborough. Chemong Rd. now follows the portage route. Samuel de Champlain by Théophile Hamel (1870) Samuel de Champlain (3 July c. ... Peterborough is a city in the east of England. ...

Historical images of the floating wooden bridge connecting Bridgenorth to Ennismore across Chemoung Lake. Now known as the James A. Gifford Causeway.

Image File history File links Wooden floating bridge connecting Bridgenorth and Ennismore File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Floating bridge in Bridgenorth, Ontario File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

See also:

• List of communities in Ontario

Communities of the Province of Ontario, Canada note: this is a list of communities, and are not necessarily organized municipalities. ...

External links

• Guide on Bridgenorth, Ontario
• Information on Bridgenorth

History of Smith township