Winterton is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was originally named Sille Cove or Scilly Cove. In 1912 the town was named Winterton for Sir James Spearman Winter, former Prime Minister of Newfoundland. Winterton is located on Trinity Bay on the western side of the Avalon Peninsula on Newfoundland’s east coast.
The town had a population of 518 in the Canada 2006 Census. The first record of settlement is found in Captain John Berry’s Report to the British Admiralty in which he indicates that, in 1675, there were three fishing enterprises. These fishing crews departed from the West Country of England, probably from the city of Poole in Dorset, in the early spring of each year to fish in waters near the coast; the fish would be salted and dried in structures along the shore known as stages and flakes and shipped to England in the Fall.
The small boats suitable for fishing in near shore waters were constructed using local timber following ancient designs and using implements and tools whose origins can be traced to Saxon England. The Winterton Community and Boat Building Museum has preserved these ancient techniques and tools; the museum has on display newly constructed boats as well as the tools and axe hewn timbers.

HistoryEdit

N.A.

Places to VisitAdd

 

How to ReachEdit

By Air : N.A.

By Train :N.A.

By BUS :N.A.

By Taxi :N.A.

By Other :N.A.

Top HotelsAdd

 

Top RestaurantsAdd

 

Must Eat FoodAdd

 

Must Do ActivitiesAdd

 

Must ShopAdd

 

Nightlife (Pub / Disc / BAR)Add

 

SpaAdd

 

FestivalAdd

 

Safety / WarningEdit

N.A.

HelplineEdit

N.A.

ItineraryEdit

N.A.

Gallery