Town of View Royal Capital Regional District, British Columbia

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

Mapped Location

Town of View Royal: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Town of View Royal

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Town of View Royal

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

Name Description
Town of View Royal Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Town of View Royal

References to Town of View Royal that document the origin of its place name

View Royal (settlement) adopted 16 January 1958 on 92B/6. Form of name changed to View Royal (community) in the 1985 Gazetteer. Incorporated as a Town Municipality 15 October 1988, effective 5 December 1988.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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So-named as a vantage point over Royal Bay (now Royal Roads), in turn named because of its location, flanked by Albert Head and the city of Victoria. See also the municipality's own website.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Capital Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-25