The Township of Fenelon was a municipality in present-day Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. The township was named after François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon (missionary) (1641–79) who was a missionary in New France, establishing a mission on the Bay of Quinte.Rayburn (1997) p. 118.
The community of Cambray within the township was named after Cambrai in France, where François Fénelon (1651–1715), younger brother of the missionary, was archbishop.Rayburn (1997) p. 52.
Communities Cameron Cambray Fenelon Falls Long Beach Sturgeon Point
See also List of townships in Ontario
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