Rayleigh, British Columbia
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In May 1973, the municipality of Rayleigh, British Columbia was added to the city of Kamloops
, located on the east side of the North Thompson River to the south of the community of Heffley Creek, also part of the City of Kamloops. A former post office here was named Rayleigh Mount. This post office was named by the first postmaster W A Belcham after his home town in England. He, his wife Elizabeth, and son W A K Belcham operated the post office until the 1940's when they moved to Little Fort.
The 1996 census placed Rayleigh's population at 2,222 people.
Kamloops, British Columbia
Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly...
, located on the east side of the North Thompson River to the south of the community of Heffley Creek, also part of the City of Kamloops. A former post office here was named Rayleigh Mount. This post office was named by the first postmaster W A Belcham after his home town in England. He, his wife Elizabeth, and son W A K Belcham operated the post office until the 1940's when they moved to Little Fort.
The 1996 census placed Rayleigh's population at 2,222 people.