Byron, Ontario
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Byron is part of London, Ontario.
Located downriver (west) from London on the outer fringes of the city, Byron was originally called Westminster, then renamed Hall's Mill, and then finally Byron. The Byron area was settled in 1800 and first became a village in 1804. The village of Byron was annexed by the City of London in 1961 and the population grew substantially with the development of large subdivisions around the original village.
Byron is one of the most scenic parts of London and is home to Springbank Park, one of the most picturesque urban parks in Canada.
Byron Telephone Company
Byron was served until August 1960 by the Byron Telephone Company, when it was sold to Bell Canada. A manual telephone exchange continued to operate until September 15, 1963, and in 1962 or 1963, the short code 471 was introduced to London exchange customers for the convenience of immediately reaching the Byron operator to complete a call. Upon dial introduction, 471 became the exchange prefix.
However, some two or three years before 1960, the Byron Telephone Company converted its Lambeth area customers to a dial exchange, the OLiver 2 exchange.
Roads in Byron
Halls Mill Road is the name of a street in the area where Boler Road and Sanatorium Road are joined with a bridge.