City of Colwood Capital Regional District, British Columbia

City - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a city municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. Between Langford and Metchosin, W of Victoria, Esquimalt Land District

Mapped Location

City of Colwood: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on City of Colwood

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Colwood

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
City of Colwood Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Colwood

References to City of Colwood that document the origin of its place name

Colwood (Post Office & Station) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 2A, 1913. Form of name changed to Colwood (Community) 15 December 1982 on 92B/6. Incorporated as a City 24 June 1985. Colwood (City) confirmed 4 July 1985 on 92B/6.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Colwood Post Office opened 1 April 1881; amalgamated as Sub Station No. 16 under Victoria PO 2 June 1958.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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In 1851, Capt. Edward E. Langford arrived from England to manage Esquimalt farm for the Puget Sound Agricultural Company. The Langford family dubbed the farm "Colwood" to recall their family's 200-acre holding in Sussex, England. Link to the municipality's own internet site http://www.civicnet.gov.bc.ca/ (April 2000)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Last updated: 2023-09-25