Flamborough (sometimes both officially and informally spelled Flamboro) is a former town near and current community in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

For most of its existence before amalgamation with Hamilton in 2001, Flamborough was in fact a trio of sparsely settled townships. The largest suburban community is the former Town of Waterdown containing perhaps one third of its thirty thousand or so inhabitants. Other Flamborough communities, in approximate order of population, include: Greensville, Carlisle, Freelton, Rockton, Lynden, Clappison's Corners, Millgrove, Christie's Corners, Sheffield, Copetown, Kirkwall, Valens, Mountsberg and Westover.

Geography and Natural Attractions

Much of Flamborough is located on top of the Niagara Escarpment; thus the Bruce Trail passes through the area. Although relatively flat in the south, a slow but steady incline is observable until reaching the Wellington County line which is the approximate height of land dividing two watersheds. The Beverly Swamp, located in the western part of the former Beverly Township, is another important physiographic area.

Notable natural attractions operated by the Hamilton Region Conservation Authority include:

• Westfield Heritage Centre, a living history museum containing pioneer era buildings moved from other locations in Wentworth County
• Valens Conservation Area, offering camping and boating at its reservoir
• Christie Lake, swimming and stocked fishing at its reservoir
• Spencer Gorge and Webster's Falls Conservation Area, spectacular view of the falls and city below while hiking on the Bruce Trail.

Economy and Commercial Attractions

After early European settlers had cleared the land of pine and oak forests, they began subsistence and then export farming. Disregarding the swamp and the excessively rocky areas of the Mountsberg area, the land is devoted chiefly to agriculture. Much of the arable land is devoted to raising corn, strawberries and cash crops.

In recent decades, Flamborough has become home to commuters and hobby farmers in the Golden Horseshoe. It has easy access to secondary highways, but the community has resisted the creation of a full interchange on the Queen Elizabeth Way to Waterdown Road.

Notable attractions operated as commercial enterprises include:

• Flamboro Downs, featuring harness racing, and slot machines
• Flamboro Speedway, featuring car racing
• African Lion Safari, with land mammals and birds of prey in an open air zoo
• Rockton World's Fair, an agricultural exhibition held every Thanksgiving Weekend (Canadian)