Clayburn, British Columbia
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Clayburn is a small historic village now located with the City of Abbotsford
, in the Central Fraser Valley
of British Columbia
. Largely surrounded by farmland and green fields, on the northern slopes of Sumas Mountain's eastern ridge, the historic centre is situated immediately north and east of the city of Abbotsford
's urban sprawl.
The settlement is known locally for its early twentieth-century brickworks and brick worker's cottages which line its main street.
The name "Clayburn" is used because in the late 1920s Clayburn was a large producer of clay bricks, and had various factories, some of which still exist today. Clay-mining and brick-making operations were started by John Morton, one of the so-called "Three Greenhorns"
, whose "Brickmaker's Claim" is now the West End of Vancouver
and was thought originally to have been commercially viable for porcelain clay. Most bricks used in British Columbia historically came from the Clayburn Mine.
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
, in the Central Fraser Valley
Fraser Valley
The Fraser Valley is the section of the Fraser River basin in southwestern British Columbia downstream of the Fraser Canyon. The term is sometimes used to refer to the Fraser Canyon and stretches upstream from there, but in general British Columbian usage of the term refers to the stretch of the...
of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. Largely surrounded by farmland and green fields, on the northern slopes of Sumas Mountain's eastern ridge, the historic centre is situated immediately north and east of the city of Abbotsford
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
's urban sprawl.
The settlement is known locally for its early twentieth-century brickworks and brick worker's cottages which line its main street.
The name "Clayburn" is used because in the late 1920s Clayburn was a large producer of clay bricks, and had various factories, some of which still exist today. Clay-mining and brick-making operations were started by John Morton, one of the so-called "Three Greenhorns"
The Three Greenhorns
The Three Greenhorns were three Englishmen, Samuel Brighouse, William Hailstone and John Morton, who were the first white settlers in the area known today as Vancouver's West End...
, whose "Brickmaker's Claim" is now the West End of Vancouver
West End, Vancouver
The West End of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is on the downtown peninsula neighbouring Stanley Park and the areas of Yaletown, Coal Harbour and the downtown financial and central business districts....
and was thought originally to have been commercially viable for porcelain clay. Most bricks used in British Columbia historically came from the Clayburn Mine.