Fallowfield, Ottawa

[2] It assumes a rather prominent position over the surrounding countryside as the major part of the village is located on a gently terraced escarpment.

[7] The cornerstone for the United (then Methodist) church was laid by Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.

[8] As a direct result of this action, the village received its name, the origin of which was inspired by nearby fields that were in the process of being fallowed for the summer[2] and is not historically linked to Fallowfield, in Manchester, England.

[2] By the turn of the century, Fallowfield was a bustling village and it became a favourite stopping place for travellers, especially farmers with their produce wagons and horse teams, en route to and from the market in Ottawa.

The Lady Duck sank,[10][11] the Ontario Power Generation Barrett Chute dam overflowed into the Madawaska River, killing a mother and son[12] and Fallowfield village had a late day F2 tornado at around 5:15pm.

These churches are, from North to South: St. Patrick's Catholic (1866), St. Barnabas Anglican (1889), St. John's Presbyterian (1886) and Fallowfield Methodist (1886).

Road Gang extending Fallowfield Road to the West at Richmond Road, circa 1880 The Edward Monaghan house, pictured behind the workers, still stands and is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act .
L to R: St. Barnabas Anglican, St. John's Presbyterian, and Fallowfield Methodist c.1910