Bellhouse Park
| Feature Type: | Provincial Park - Legally defined land area, under provincial jurisdiction, for camping, outdoor recreation, and preservation of wildlife. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SE end of Galiano Island, Cowichan Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°52'21"N, 123°18'45"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Provincial Park established per Order in Council 2355, 21 August 1964, containing 6 acres more or less. Conversion of OIC to Statute designation and boundary redescribed per Bill 17: Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, 12 June 2000; the whole containing 2.5 ha. more or less. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after Mr. Leonard Thorneycroft Bellhouse, proprietor of the "Farmhouse Inn", who donated the land to the province; his father acquired this property in 1907 from the Robert Grubb family. See Bellhouse Bay. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |