The hamlet of Burnhamthorpe, formerly known as “Sand Hill”, grew around the intersection of Dixie and Burnhamthorpe roads. Named after the birthplace of Lord Horatio Nelson, Burnhamthorpe grew to include a school, church, general store, a Sons of Temperance Hall, a steam-powered grist mill, blacksmith, carriage shop, cheese factory and shoemaker shop. Burnhamthorpe was also home to respected doctor Moses Henry Aikins.