Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador

Elliston is an incorporated fishing settlement situated on the Bonavista Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. Incorporated in 1965, the town of Elliston was once called Bird Island Cove and it is composed of a number of communities, North Side, Noder Cover, Elliston Centre, Elliston Point, Porter's Point, Sandy Cove, The Neck and Maberly. Elliston is known as the Root Cellar Capital of the world and has claimed that title from the 135 root cellars that exist in the community.

Elliston

Bird Island Cove
Town
Elliston
Location of Elliston in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 48°37′53″N 53°02′06″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceNewfoundland and Labrador
Incorporated1965
Government
  MayorDerek Martin[1]
  Deputy MayorGeraldine Baker
  CouncillorsJabez Chaulk, Blair Templeman, Harriet Tilley
Area
  Total10.05 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total308
  Density30.7/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code(s)709
Highways Route 238
Websitehttps://www.townofelliston.ca/

Elliston was renamed from Bird Island Cove by Reverend Charles Lench to honour the first Methodist Missionary, Reverend William Ellis, to this community. The name Bird Island Cove was used since the early 17th century and it gets its name from two small islands, North and South Bird Island, that lie off the south entrance of this cove.

In 2013, parts of the movie The Grand Seduction were filmed at Elliston.[3]

See also

  • List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador

References


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