Kirkella

Kirkella is an unincorporated hamlet in southwestern Manitoba, Canada. The community was founded on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1898. Kirkella was the name of the farm of local pioneer Thomas Watson, which in turn derived its name from Kirk Ella a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.[1]

Kirkella
St. John Anglican Church in Kirkella
Kirkella
Location of Kirkella in Manitoba
Coordinates: 50°01′26″N 101°21′55″W
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
RegionWestman Region
Census DivisionNo. 6
Rural municipalityWallace
Government
  Governing BodyRural Municipality of Wallace Council
  MPLarry Maguire
  MLAVacant
Elevation
500 m (1,640 ft)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal Code
R0M 1A0
Area code(s)204
NTS Map062K03
GNBC CodeGANNZ

It is located in the Rural Municipality of Wallace, approximately 103 kilometers (64 miles) west of Brandon.[2]

References

  1. Penny Ham, Place Names of Manitoba, (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1980), 72
  2. "Geographical Names of Canada - Querying Distances". nrcan.gc.ca. 2011-10-24. Archived from the original on 2013-04-07. Retrieved 2013-02-07.


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