ves ▁Sim co e ▁who ▁named ▁it ▁after ▁the ▁River ▁Well and ▁which ▁forms ▁a ▁border ▁of ▁Lincoln shire , ▁England . ▁Ni ag ara ▁F alls , ▁and ▁the ▁Town ships ▁in ▁this ▁county ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁earliest ▁settlement s ▁in ▁Upper ▁Canada . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁census ▁and ▁election ▁records ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁town ships ▁of ▁Pel ham ▁and ▁W ain f le et ▁( which ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁map ▁below ) ▁were ▁enumer ated ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Mon ck ▁County . ▁However , ▁Mon ck ▁never ▁existed ▁as ▁a ▁county ▁in ▁the ▁political ▁sense , ▁but ▁only ▁as ▁an ▁elect oral ▁district . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Lincoln ▁and ▁Well and ▁Count ies ▁were ▁am alg am ated ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Regional ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Ni ag ara . ▁ ▁Historic ▁Town ships ▁▁ ▁Bert ie ▁Township , ▁Area ▁. ▁Organ ized ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁N amed ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁Per egr ine ▁Bert ie , ▁ 3 rd ▁Duke ▁of ▁An c aster ▁and ▁K este ven . ▁Community ▁cent res : ▁Fort ▁Er ie , ▁Bridge burg ▁and ▁R idge way . ▁ ▁Crow land ▁Township , ▁Area ▁. ▁Organ ized ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁and ▁named ▁from ▁an ▁ancient ▁town ▁in ▁Lincoln shire . ▁V eter ans ▁of ▁Butler ' s ▁R angers ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁sett lers . ▁Community ▁centre : ▁Well and . ▁ ▁H umber