Dewdney Flats
| Feature Type: | Flats (2) - Almost level land, usually found along a valley. Plural of Flat (2). |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SW of Langford Lake, W of Victoria, Metchosin Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°25'29"N, 123°32'44"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 15 September 1981 on 92B/5; a long-established local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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According to Ainslie Helmcken, archivist, City of Victoria, the Hon. Edgar Dewdney (1835-1916), former Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, is the namesake. See Dewdney Trail for additional biographical information; also Victoria Colonist, 5-6 June 1983. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |