Woodville is a community of less than 200 people located in the Annapolis Valley

Annapolis Valley

The Annapolis Valley is a valley and region in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in the western part of the Nova Scotia peninsula, formed by a trough between two parallel mountain ranges along the shore of the Bay of Fundy.-Geography:...

 of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, north of Cambridge and Waterville

Waterville, Nova Scotia

Waterville is a Canadian community in Kings County, Nova Scotia.Located on the Cornwallis River, the community is located 15 kilometres west of Kentville and is home to the Waterville/Kings County Municipal Airport, a Michelin tire factory, as well as the provincial youth detention facility.As of...

 and at the foot of the North Mountain

North Mountain (Nova Scotia)

North Mountain is a narrow southwest-northeast trending volcanic mountain range on the mainland portion of southwestern Nova Scotia, stretching from Brier Island to Cape Split...

 in Kings County

Kings County, Nova Scotia

Kings County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Kings County is located in central Nova Scotia on the shore of the Bay of Fundy with its northeastern part also forming the western shore of the Minas Basin....

. Centred along Route 221

Nova Scotia Route 221

Route 221 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in Kings County and Annapolis County in the Annapolis Valley and connects Kingsport to Spa Springs....

, Woodville has a fire department

Fire department

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, a Baptist Church, two auto body shops, and many family-run farms. A community centre is located in the former school, built in 1942. The former Wesley Knox United Church, built in 1921, was sold in 2006 is now a residence and artist's workshop.
Each spring during the Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival

Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival

The Apple Blossom Festival is an annual agricultural and heritage celebration held in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley usually the last weekend of May....

, the community comes together to stage a chicken barbecue

Barbecue

Barbecue or barbeque , used chiefly in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia is a method and apparatus for cooking meat, poultry and occasionally fish with the heat and hot smoke of a fire, smoking wood, or hot coals of...

 on Boates' farm the Sunday of the festival, which is known for its chicken recipe that draws visitors from nearby towns.

The community's name is believed to be based on a prominent stand of woods or the name of an early settler. It was once known as Kinsmans Corner. Woodville became a stop on the Cornwallis Valley Railway

Cornwallis Valley Railway

The Cornwallis Valley Railway was a historic Canadian railway in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. It was built in 1889 and ran from Kentville to Kingsport serving the Cornwallis Township area of Kings County...

 branchline of the Dominion Atlantic Railway

Dominion Atlantic Railway

The Dominion Atlantic Railway was a historic Canadian railway which operated in the western part of Nova Scotia, primarily through an agricultural district known as the Annapolis Valley....

in 1914 which greatly stimulated apple production. Many large orchards remain in operation.