City of Langford Capital Regional District, British Columbia

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

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on City of Langford

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

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

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

Name Description
City of Langford Official

 

Origin Notes and History of City of Langford

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

Langford Station (Post Office & Railway Station) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Langford Station (Post Office) and Langford (Settlement) 1 May 1934 on National Defence sheet 415a, Victoria (Ottawa file OBF 1449); names confirmed 6 November 1934. Langford Station (Post Office) rescinded in the 1973 Supplement to the BC Gazetteer. Langford (Settlement) changed to Langford (Community) 31 January 1983 on 92B/5 and 92B/6. Incorporated as a District Municipality 8 December 1992, to be called District of Langford. Re-incorporated as a City Municipality per Order in Council 1021/2003, effective 1 December 2003. Boundaries extended per Letters Patent, 8 March 2017 by OIC 133/2017.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Langford Station Post Office opened 1 July 1911; changed to a sub-office of Victoria Post Office 2 June 1958. See also the municipality's own website.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

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Last updated: 2023-09-25