For the municipality, see the Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam

Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam

For the small community located in the Rural Municipality of Minto, see Clanwilliam, Manitoba.The Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam is an area of mixed farming positioned on the south side of Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba, Canada. The southern part of the municipality is flatter...

Clanwilliam, Manitoba is a community in the northern area of the Rural Municipality of Minto. The R.M. immediately north takes its name from the original community.

Clanwilliam is in a mainly agricultural area located 14 km (9 mi.) north of Minnedosa

Minnedosa, Manitoba

Minnedosa is a town in the southwestern part of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Situated 50 kilometres north of Brandon, Manitoba on the Little Saskatchewan River, the name means "flowing water" in Sioux. The population of Minnedosa reported in the 2006 Statistics Canada Census was 2,474...

 along PR 262. A post office was opened there in 1882 and was originally identified as Clan William (30-16-17W). In 1902 the post office was moved to coordinate with the Canadian National railway on 13-16-18W. The original name requested for the community by the residents was Lamontagne but Ottawa assigned the present name to honour Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam

Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam

Admiral of the Fleet Richard James Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam, GCB, KCMG , styled Lord Gillford until 1879, was a British Royal Navy officer and peer.-Background:...

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