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'''Brunswick''' is a [[List of communities in British Columbia|settlement]] in [[British Columbia]],<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/34969.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Brunswick Beach (locality)"]</ref> located near the Village of [[Lions Bay]]. The name '''Brunswick''' is used for the railway point and former flagstop at this location for the [[British Columbia Railway]].<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/49988.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Brunswick (former railway point)"]</ref> |
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The locality was named in association with nearby [[Mount Brunswick]], which was named for the [[HMS Brunswick|HMS ''Brunswick'']], which was in the [[Battle of the Glorious First of June]] in 1794.<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/1577.html BC Names entry "Brunswick Mountain"]</ref> |
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Brunswick
Location of Brunswick in British Columbia
Brunswick is a settlement in British Columbia,[1] located near the Village of Lions Bay. The name Brunswick is used for the railway point and former flagstop at this location for the British Columbia Railway.[2]
Name
The locality was named in association with nearby Mount Brunswick, which was named for the HMS Brunswick, which was in the Battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794.[3]
References
51°37′59″N 127°33′25″W / 51.633°N 127.557°W
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