Bentinck, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Bentinck was a township
of Grey County, Ontario
, Canada
from 1850 to 2000. In 2000 it ceased to formally exist as it was amalgamated
with other municipalities into the Township of West Grey
. Although it is no longer formally a township, local sideroads and concessions
(and thus, local addresses) are still all named after the defunct township.
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
of Grey County, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
from 1850 to 2000. In 2000 it ceased to formally exist as it was amalgamated
Amalgamation (politics)
A merger or amalgamation in a political or administrative sense is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities such as municipalities , counties, districts, etc. into a single entity. This term is used when the process occurs within a sovereign entity...
with other municipalities into the Township of West Grey
West Grey, Ontario
West Grey is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in Grey County spanning across the River Styx, the Rocky Saugeen River, the Beatty Saugeen River, and the South Saugeen River...
. Although it is no longer formally a township, local sideroads and concessions
Concession road
In Upper and Lower Canada, concession roads were laid out by the colonial government through undeveloped land to define lots to be developed; the name comes from a Lower Canadian French term for a row of lots. Concession roads are straight, and follow an approximately square grid, usually oriented...
(and thus, local addresses) are still all named after the defunct township.