Lavington Regional District of North Okanagan, British Columbia


Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. Just SE of Vernon, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Lavington

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Lavington

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

Name Description
Lavington Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Lavington

References to Lavington that document the origin of its place name

Lavington (Post Office) adopted 7 February 1951 on 82L/SW. Form of name changed to Lavington (community) 31 January 1983 on 82L/3.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

Lavington Post Office was opened 1 December 1911.Norman H. Moncreiff, postmaster.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

"After Lavington Park, Petworth, Sussex, England, home of Sir James Buchanan, Bart, who bought land here in the early 1900s. He was also interested in Coldstream Ranch and in White Valley Irrigation and Power Co., and in 1921 he became owner of the Ranch." (12th Report of the Okanagan Historical Society, 1948, citing F.E.R. Wollaston)

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia

 

Last updated: 2023-10-01