Hampton, Prince Edward Island

Communities in Queens County, Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island geography stubsUse Canadian English from January 2023

Hampton is a small Canadian rural community located in southwestern Queens County, Prince Edward Island. Situated immediately east of Crapaud in the township of Lot 29, Hampton functions as a small highway service centre. The area was named in 1865 by Mrs. James MacPhail, who came from New Brunswick, possibly Hampton in Kings County. The community had its own post office between 1875 and 1968. It was established as a civic address community in 2000. Notable documented family histories include that of the Myers family and Ferguson family. In 2002, Peter Bevan-Baker, who later became the Leader of the Official Opposition, settled in Hampton after moving from Scotland via Ontario.“Ellen’s Diary, by an Island Farmer’s Wife” was a regular column written by Margaret MacQuarrie Dixon that was featured in The Guardian newspaper from 1945 to 1963. Margaret also later detailed her childhood on a farm in Hampton, PEI, and her first years as a school teacher in “Going Home” (Willams & Crue, Summerside PEI, 1979).In 1907, a siting of “Hampton’s Phantom Ship” was reported by two residents of Charlottetown. This siting is embedded in a larger story of the Ghost Ship of Northumberland Strait.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Hampton, Prince Edward Island (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors).

Hampton, Prince Edward Island
Myers Road,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Continue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude	Longitude
N 46.217 °	E -63.467 °

placeShow on map

Address

Myers Road 15
C0A 2G0
Prince Edward Island, Canada
mapOpen on Google Maps

Nearby Places

Victoria Provincial Park

Victoria Provincial Park is a day use park area with a beach located east of Victoria, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Contrary to the name, it is not a provincial park.

Victoria, Prince Edward Island

Victoria is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada. A historic seaport, the community is situated at the extreme southwestern edge of Queens County in the township of Lot 29. In recent decades the community has branded itself as "Victoria-by-the-Sea" to honour its heritage as a seaport and to attract tourists.

Leards Range Lights

The Leards Range Lights are a set of two range lights (rear and front) on Prince Edward Island, Canada. They were built in 1879, and are still active.

Lot 29, Prince Edward Island

Lot 29 is a township in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is part of Hillsboro Parish. Lot 29 was awarded to Admiral Charles Saunders in the 1767 land lottery.

Crapaud, Prince Edward Island

Crapaud ( KRA-poh) is a rural municipality in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located north of Victoria in the township of Lot 29.

Kings Royalty, Prince Edward Island

Georgetown Royalty is the royalty for Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.The township was established as part of the colonial survey of 1764 undertaken by Capt. Samuel J. Holland. It was intended to host the shire town of Kings County, Georgetown. The township is located on a peninsula bounded by the Cardigan River on the north and the Brudenell River on the south. Originally, Georgetown was unincorporated, therefore the "royalty" and the community were largely synonymous, with many using the term "Georgetown Royalty". Following Georgetown's incorporation, remaining parts of the township became known as North Royalty and Brudenell. Kings Royalty is part of St. George's Parish.

Tryon, Prince Edward Island

Tryon is an unincorporated area in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Situated on Route 1 and Route 10, it lies within the township of Lot 28 which in 2006 had a population of 880 people. Tryon is not far from Crapaud, Prince Edward Island. The area is mostly rural. In 1856, Charles E. Stanfield and his brother-in-law Samuel Dawson founded Tryon Woollen Mills in Tryon. Charles sold his interest to Samuel a decade later and moved to Truro, Nova Scotia where he founded the well-known Stanfields Underwear, which still operates. Tryon was named after William Tryon (1729-1788) an American colonial governor who also served in Canada. There are two churches: one Baptist, and one United. Both are noted architectural works by William Critchlow Harris. The Tryon United Church was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1990. In 2006 it was renamed South Shore United Church after the amalgamation of four area congregations (Bonshaw, Hampton, Tryon and Victoria). The Tryon & Area Historical Society Inc. was officially incorporated on Feb. 28, 2008 with the purpose of collecting, preserving, and promoting the rich history of the community. The local Tryon River Watershed Co-operative is active in preserving and enhancing the Tryon River.

Lot 30, Prince Edward Island

Lot 30 is a township in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is part of Hillsboro Parish. Lot 30 was awarded to John Murray in the 1767 land lottery.

Brookvale Provincial Park

Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park is a provincial park in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located in the community of Brookvale and functions as a winter activity park with the following attractions: alpine ski hill (the only facility in the province) nordic ski and snowshoeing trails mountain biking trails (spring, summer, fall)The facility will host multiple events as part of the 2023 Canada Winter Games. Ahead of the games, $6.2 million dollars was spent renovating and updating the facilities.

Green Bay, Prince Edward Island

Green Bay is a locality in the community of Kingston, Prince Edward Island. Green Bay falls inside the subdivision of Lot 30. The settlement of Green Bay was created December 12, 1939. Green Bay was changed to a locality when it became a part of the community of Kingston in 1974.

Argyle Shore Provincial Park

Argyle Shore Provincial Park is a provincial park on Prince Edward Island, Canada. It opened in 1961 and is 9.59 ha. The park's name comes from the area's early 19th-century settlers from Argyle Shire, Scotland.

Bonshaw Provincial Park

Bonshaw Provincial Park is a provincial park with hiking trails in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It has over 18km of hiking trails. Its main trail is named Ji'ka'we'katik-meaning "the place where bass is plentiful"-its traditional Mi'kmaq name.