Brier

Briar, Briars or Brier may refer to:

Briar (thicket) (also spelt brier), common name for a number of unrelated thorny plants that form thickets.

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The Briars (Georgina)

The Briars is an Ontario lakeside resort located in the Jackson's Point area of Georgina, Ontario.

Portions of the resort are protected by an Ontario Heritage Trust conservation easement. The Manor House and the Peacock House are the protected sections; this excludes the rear (west) elevation and the landscaped grounds to the east of the Manor House.

History

The Manor House was built in 1840. The property was named The Briars by Captain William Bourchier, R.N. due to his fondness for the Briars, Saint Helena. Captain Bourchier came to Canada to serve on the Great Lakes, to command a frigate being built in Penetanguishene. When the armistice ending the War of 1812 was signed in 1815, his ship was not completed and never saw service. Bourchier applied for a land grant and later returned to Canada in 1818. He lived with his brother in a log cabin awaiting confirmation of the grant. During his stay in Canada, William Bourchier married Amelia Jackson, daughter of a Toronto merchant, John Mills Jackson. Amy did not want to live in the forest, so she persuaded William to rejoin the Navy and to return to serve in India.