Brockton Village
Brockton | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Aerial view of Brockton Village in 2022 | |
| Motto(s): Industry, Intelligence & Economy | |
 Neighbourhood map | |
| Coordinates: 43°39′00″N 79°26′08″W / 43.65000°N 79.43556°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| City | Toronto |
| Incorporated | 1876 (Village) 1881 (Town) |
| Annexed | 1884 into City of Toronto |
| Government | |
| • City Councillor | Alejandra Bravo (Ward 9) |
| • Federal M.P. | Julie Dzerowicz (Davenport) |
| • Provincial M.P.P. | Marit Stiles (Davenport) |
Brockton Village is a former town, and now the name of a neighbourhood, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It comprises a section of the old Town of Brockton which was annexed by the City of Toronto in 1884.
The town encompassed the area from
History
In March 1812, Lot 30 in York Township, a 100-acre (40 ha) parcel of land, was granted to James Brock, a cousin of
After Brock died, his widow Lucy Brock inherited his estate and she began selling the lands that Brock owned. She commissioned a roadway along the centre-line of the lot parcel, along its whole length. The road, built in 1850, is known today as Brock Avenue. The lands of lot 30 were sub-divided for small land-holders and development occurred. This unincorporated settlement took on the name of Brockton.[1]
The developed area of Brockton grew to border High Park on the west, Dufferin (then the border of Toronto) on the east, Bloor on the north and the rail-lines to the south-west by the time it was incorporated as a village in 1876. It became an incorporated town in 1881. The incorporated town only lasted three years before it was annexed by the City of Toronto in 1884.
From 1907 to 1956, the site was home to horse racing at
Over the last half of the 20th century, the area south of College Street saw the influx of Portuguese immigrants and is also known as part of the Little Portugal neighbourhood. Today's 'Brockton Village' encompasses that section north of the rail lines between Dufferin and Lansdowne, south of Bloor Street.
Today, remnants of the former Brockton still exist, including its former town hall. The hall was converted to commercial usage, and is located at the south-west corner of Dundas Street West and Brock Avenue. Until recently, there was
Education
Four
TDSB is a
TCDSB is a separate public school board that operates one elementary school in the neighbourhood, St. Helen Catholic School.
CSCM and CSV are French first language public school boards, the former being a separate school board, whereas the latter is a secular school board. Both school boards operate one secondary school in Brockton Village, CSCM operates École secondaire catholique Saint-Frère-André, while CSV operates École secondaire Toronto Ouest. Both schools share the same building, formerly used by West Toronto Collegiate Institute.
References
- ^ "Brockton's Name Recalls Isaac Brock's Cousin James". Fife & Drum (March 2009).
- ^ Harper 2013, p. 208.
- Bibliography
- Harper, Stephen J. (2013). A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs & The Rise of Professional Hockey.
External links
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