, ▁and ▁the ▁F éli x - G ab riel - M arch and ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁Commun ities ▁David son ▁D ép ôt ▁David son ▁Dev ons hire ▁Park ▁Jim ▁Lake ▁L ec la ir ▁Mans field ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁the ▁Mans field ▁Township ▁was ▁formed ▁that ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁town ship ▁municipality ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁It ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁named ▁after ▁an ▁English ▁town ▁in ▁Not ting ham shire ▁or ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁Sir ▁James ▁Mans field ▁( 1 7 3 3 - 1 8 2 1 ), ▁Sol ic itor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 , ▁or ▁William ▁Murray , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Mans field ▁( 1 7 0 5 – 1 7 9 3 ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁P onte f ract ▁Township ▁was ▁officially ▁established , ▁named ▁after ▁an ▁English ▁town ▁in ▁York shire . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁the ▁town ships ▁were ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁United ▁Township ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Mans field - et - P onte f ract . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁its ▁territory ▁separated ▁and ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁the ▁Village ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Fort - C oul on ge . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Mans field - et - P onte f ract ▁changed ▁its ▁status ▁from ▁un ited ▁town ship ▁municipality ▁to