Surrey

Surrey (49˚07'00" 122˚45'00" S side of the Fraser R, between Delta and Langley, SE of Vancouver), Surrey Islands (49˚30'00" 123˚59'00" Between N and S Thormanby Is, NW entrance to Welcome Passage, just NW of Sechelt and Vancouver). The name of the sprawling suburb was chosen by a group of pioneer farmers, mostly British immigrants, at the time the district was incorporated in 1879. There are conflicting reports about who originally came up with the idea. Most sources agree, however, that...

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