Weymouth, Nova Scotia

Weymouth is a rural village located in Digby County, Nova Scotia on the Sissiboo River near its terminus on Baie Ste. Marie. The area was settled in the 1760s by New England Planters. The town was formally founded by Loyalist James Moody in 1783. Current-day Weymouth was once called Weymouth Bridge, and Weymouth North was called Weymouth. Wey…
Weymouth is a rural village located in Digby County, Nova Scotia on the Sissiboo River near its terminus on Baie Ste. Marie. The area was settled in the 1760s by New England Planters. The town was formally founded by Loyalist James Moody in 1783. Current-day Weymouth was once called Weymouth Bridge, and Weymouth North was called Weymouth. Weymouth is supposed to have been named in honour of the previous settlement of the Strickland family from Weymouth, Massachusetts.
  • Country: Canada
  • Province: Nova Scotia
  • County: Digby
  • Founded: 1783
  • Provincial: Clare-Digby
  • Area code: +1-902-837
  • Time zone: ATS

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