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South-West Oxford is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within Oxford County. The township had a population of 7,544 in the 2011 Canadian census. ==Communities== The township includes the following communities within its boundaries:〔(Township of South-West Oxford )〕 *Beachville * *The first game of baseball was played in this community on 4 June 1838, a year before the Cooperstown Game. The Beachville Club and the Zorras were the teams playing on this occasion.〔(Beachville District Museum )〕 By 1869, Beachville was a Village with a population of 700 in the Township of Wext County Oxford. The village, which was on the Great Western Rail way and River Thames, contained 1 flour mill, 1 flax mill, 1 foundry, 2 saw mills, 2 tanneries, 4 churches, 2 common schools, and 3 hotels. There was a Stage to Embro Brooksdale and Stratford. The average price of land $30 to $40. 〔The province of Ontario gazetteer and directory. H. McEvoy Editor and Compiler, Toronto : Robertson & Cook, Publishers, 1869〕 The postal code for Beachville is N0J1A0. *Brownsville *Brownsville Station *Centreville - the first site of European settlement and a primary school for grades 1-8 in the 1960s. Home of Centerville Pond. *Culloden *Delmer *Dereham Centre * * The municipal offices of South-West Oxford are located in Dereham Centre. *Foldens *Hagles Corners *Mount Elgin * *Located along Highway 19, south of Salford and north of Ostrander. *Ostrander *Salford * *A small village along Highway 19 consisting of approximately 50 households. It is surrounded by agricultural land and the Oxford landfill to the east. The extent of its commercial infrastructure is a gasbar/garage which suffered a fire in 2004, and a post office/variety store/cheese museum. In addition, there was once a dairy and cheese mill, which was closed and now lies derelict. Other notable buildings include two churches, one which was recently closed due to a lack of funding, and the Salford Community Centre with a ball diamond. Salford was the birthplace of Aimee Semple McPherson. *Sweaburg * *Sweaburg is located 5 km southwest of Woodstock. Its main intersection is Sweaburg Road and Dodge Line (County Roads 12 and 41). It had a public school for students up to grade three (until 2009), Sweaburg United Church and cemetery, a ball diamond, and a convenience store. *Verschoyle *Zenda 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「South-West Oxford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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