Shakespeare, Ontario

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Shakespeare, Ontario
Motto: "Where Antique and Unique Meet!"
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Perth
Established	1832 (as hamlet)
Population (2001)[1]
- Total	750
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span	N0B 2P0
Area code(s)	519

Shakespeare is a small community in Perth County, Ontario, Canada with a population of 750 in 2001. Shakespeare is located on the 7/8 highway, just east of Stratford, Ontario and west of Kitchener, Ontario.

Shakespeare is a designated place within the municipality of Perth East.

[edit] History

Shakespeare was founded in 1832 by David Bell, and used to be known as Bell's Corner. The name changed from Bell's Corner to Shakespeare in 1852 when Alexander Mitchell suggested naming the town after his favourite playwright.

[edit] Events

Every year Shakespeare celebrates the town community with its own holiday called Field day. Field Day is usually celebrated in early June on a Saturday. There is a parade in the morning, followed by a community breakfast and fun events throughout the day. In the evening, everybody gets together for the Fish Fry held at the Shakespeare Optimist Hall. Shakespeare will be celebrating its 60th Field day in 2007.

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	Stratford		New Hamburg, Kitchener
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