Lemsford is an unincorporated hamlet in Clinworth Rural Municipality No. 230, Saskatchewan, Canada. It previously held the status of village until January 1, 1951. The hamlet is located 42 km east of the Town of Leader at the intersection of Highway 32 and Highway 649, the hamlet is also serviced by the Great Western Railway.

Lemsford
Unincorporated hamlet
Grain elevator originally from Lemsford, now located at a farm south of Leader, on Highway 21.
Lemsford Show map of Clinworth No. 230 Lemsford Show map of Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 50.8507°N 109.1209°W / 50.8507; -109.1209
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Southwest
Rural municipality	Clinworth No. 230
Restructured (Hamlet)	January 1, 1951
Government
• Governing body	Clinworth No. 230
• MLA	Doug Steele
• MP	Jeremy Patzer
Time zone	CST
Area code(s)	306
Highways	Highway 32 Highway 649
Railways	Great Western Railway
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History

Prior to January 1, 1951, Lemsford was incorporated as a village, and was restructured as a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Rural municipality of Clinworth on that date.[5]

Infrastructure

• Lemsford Ferry, located 21 km north of Lemsford on highway 649.
• Great Western Railway, a Canadian short line railway company operating on former Canadian Pacific Railway trackage in southwest Saskatchewan.[6][7]

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• Hamlets of Saskatchewan

References