Chatsworth, Ontario (town)

Chatsworth
Unincorporated village
Coordinates: 44°27′13″N 80°53′45″W / 44.45361°N 80.89583°W / 44.45361; -80.89583Coordinates: 44°27′13″N 80°53′45″W / 44.45361°N 80.89583°W / 44.45361; -80.89583
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Grey
Township Chatsworth
Elevation 296 m (971 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 6,280
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code N0H 1G0
Area code(s) 519 and 226

Chatsworth is a community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, part of the Township of Chatsworth. It is located south of Owen Sound and north of Durham where Highways 6 and 10 merge. The village neighbours Williamsford, Dornoch, and Desboro.

History

Originally named Johnstown after an early landowner, the post office was renamed Holland East in 1851. It was renamed again to its present name in 1857. The name comes from Chatsworth House, in Derbyshire, near the home town of the postmaster at that time.[1]

Chatsworth was founded in 1848 at the northern terminus of the Toronto-Sydenham Colonization Road. Modern Highway 10 follows most of the original road's route. On January 1, 2001, The Village of Chatsworth was merged into the new Township of Chatsworth, along with Holland and Sullivan Townships.

Famous Canadian suffragette Nellie McClung was born in Chatsworth.

References

  1. ↑ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 66. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0. Retrieved 13 October 2017.


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