Victoria, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Victoria Victoria Village |
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| Town | |
| Nickname(s): The Village, The Savage Hollar | |
 Victoria
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| Coordinates: 47°46′03″N 53°14′28″W / 47.76750°N 53.24111°WCoordinates: 47°46′03″N 53°14′28″W / 47.76750°N 53.24111°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Newfoundland and Labrador
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| Area | |
| • Total | 17.64 km2 (6.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,798 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30) |
| Area code(s) | 709 |
| Highways | Route 70 |
Victoria (47°46′03″N 53°14′28″W / 47.76750°N 53.24111°W NST) is an incorporated town in Conception Bay located approximately midway on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Victoria, located on Route 70, is often referred to as the "crossroads to Trinity and Conception Bays." Victoria may have been named after the Queen.
Dotted around Victoria and surrounding areas are small fishing communities that were established due the proximity of each community to the fishing grounds. Locally, Victoria goes by many nicknames, including "The Village" and "The Savage Hollar", although the use of these names has decreased in recent years. Among the communities within 15-minutes' driving distance from Victoria are:
The community of Victoria is believed to have originally begun as a "winterhouse" for people from Freshwater and Carbonear. People eventually built permanent dwellings around Beaver Pond, along the road between Carbonear and Heart's Content.
In the nineteenth century the settlement was named Victoria Village, in honor of Queen Victoria.
Although Victoria is an inland community, it is in walking distance of Carbonear, Freshwater and Salmon Cove. Most of the earliest settlers were fishing families (most of the men engaged in the Labrador Fishery). A small amount of farming and livestock raising was also conducted where the produce was sold in Carbonear.
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