Lawrencetown, Halifax County, Nova Scotia

Lawrencetown is a Canadian rural community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.

It is located on the Eastern Shore, 8 kilometres due east of the entrance to Halifax Harbour. Lawrencetown Beach Provincial Park is located in the community, at the southern end of Lawrencetown Lake, a natural ocean inlet.

The beach is a year-round [http://magicseaweed.com/photoLab/viewPhoto.php?photoId=14011] destination for surfing, attracting both locals and those from abroad. There are also places to park your vehicle, stroll along boardwalks, hike, mountain bike and swim. Available to the public in the summer is a canteen, showers, flush toilets and a section of beach that is supervised by the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service [http://novascotia.com/en/home/funstuff/VideoGallery/LawrencetownBeach/default.aspx] .

The community name of Lawrencetown was adopted on October 4, 1921 but changed to 'East Lawrencetown' on July 3, 1952. It was reinstated as Lawrencetown on April 5, 1961 Fact|date=February 2007.

Notable residents include:
*Seth and Dan Logan, local performers
*Leslie Choyce, author and professor
*Bob Crowell, local produce supplier