This is a partial (and perhaps only partially correct) list of local placenames in the Placentia area. If you know any that aren't listed here, or wish to correct one that is, please email placentiablog@gmail.com, or even just leave a comment on this entry.
Some of them are commonly known, others less so. Many seem to be falling out of use.
Brulee - The marshy area behind the (new) hospital and the mall.
Swans - An older area of town, around the base of cemetery hill. Does anyone know the approximate boundaries of Swans? Does it extend over to St. Edward's School and the Star Hall, or is it just around The Boardwalk bar and lounge?
Sleepy Hallow - The stretch of homes above the Regatta Grounds.
Bond's Path - From Blockhouse Hill to Smelt River. Thought of as part of Southeast by many, but historically a separate community. Older homes seem to center on the brook that flows in the valley before Burnt Woods. Does anyone know the name of this brook? We grew up calling it Bond's Path River.
Crevecoeur - The cliff facing the ocean, just west of Freshwater.
Herring Cove - On the North East Arm, around the turn-off for Ferndale.
Glen's Cove - The landward side of the brackish pond or barachoix (crossed by a causeway) just past Point Verde. This was a community in the past; the old highroad went around the coast and crossed a small bridge at the brook at the base of the cove/pond.
There are plenty more --- this is just a hastily composed collection. Please feel free to add to it, or correct things that are here!
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