Torbrook is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County.
It is located on the South Mountain of Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley to the east of the Nictaux River.
[1] The community was settled in the early 19th century by New England Planters and United Empire Loyalists from nearby Nictaux.
Residents chose the name "Torbrook" in 1856 from an old English word meaning "Where the brook comes out of the hill."
The ore was shipped from the 3 & 1/2 mile long spur to Nictaux and then 55 miles on the Halifax and Southwestern Railway to Port Wade, Nova Scotia where a larger wharf and lading facility transfer the ore to steamships.