Frankford, Ontario

Frankford, Ontario

Frankford is a community of 2200 (2001 Census) in Quinte West, Ontario, Canada. It is located convert|10|km|mi|0|lk=on north of Trenton and approximately convert|20|km|mi|0 northwest of Belleville.

Frankford was first settled by Europeans in the 1820s when settler Abel Scott built a grist mill along the Trent River. The settlement went under a number of names, including Scott's Mills, Cold Creek and Manchester. The settlement was named Frankford after Sir Francis Bond Head, the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada. Frankford was incorporated as a village in 1920.

The village of Frankford became part of Quinte West on January 1, 1998 when it was amalgamated with Trenton and the Townships of Murray and Sidney.


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