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Campbellville
Compact Rural Community
Etymology: Named for John Campbell
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Coordinates: 43°29′17″N 79°58′56″W / 43.48806°N 79.98222°W / 43.48806; -79.98222
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional municipality	Halton
Town	Milton
Settled	1832 (1832)
Police village	1914
Amaglamated	1974
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code	L0P 1B0
Area code(s)	905, 289, 365
NTS Map	030M05
GNBC Code	FAOED

Campbellville is a compact rural community in the geographic township of Nassagaweya in the Town of Milton, Ontario. It is on the Niagara Escarpment and is a tourist destination for residents of the Greater Toronto Area.

History

Campbellville is named for John Campbell, who settled there in 1832. A saw mill was later built. A tavern was opened in 1847 by Mr. Priest. A hotel was also located in the early settlement, which burned down around 1930. The first store and post office were noted in 1849, located in William Campbell's home and operated by Malcolm Campbell.

Campbelleville was incorporated as a police village in 1914.

Campbellville was originally part of Nassagaweya Township, and it was noted in 1932 that Campbellville "was, as it is now, the most important centre" in the township. Nassagaweya Township was part of Halton County until 1974, when the Regional Municipality of Halton was created and the township became part of the town of Milton.

Arts and culture

Located in Campbellville are Mohawk Racetrack, a harness racing venue; Crawford Lake Conservation Area, Mennonite furniture shops, an ice cream parlour, and Cristello's Village Market. The world's largest antique leaded stained glass store and museum, The Stonehouse of Campbellville, is also located in Campbellville.

Churches include St. David's Presbyterian Church, founded in 1869. Its current building dates to 1891 with an addition built in 1999. St. David's cemetery dates back to 1908.

The Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada has its episcopal headquarters in Campbellville.

Education

• Hitherfield School
• Brookville Public School
• Hitherfield School, a private co-educational day school

Notable people

• Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (13 June 1882 – 24 November 1960), escaped to Canada after World War II and settled in the area before moving to Cooksville.
• Mac Clark (born March 26, 2004), racing driver
• Bruce Hood (March 14, 1936 – January 5, 2018), NHL referee, travel industry professional and politician.
• Charles Clarence "Clare" Laking (February 21, 1899 – November 26, 2005), believed to be the longest lived World War I veteran in Canada who fought on the front lines.
• Ronald Roberts (June 1, 1925 – July 4, 2012), WHA and NHL executive and insurance industry executive
• Michael Sgarbossa, ice hockey forward for the Washington Capitals and Hershey Bears
• Joel "deadmau5" Zimmerman, progressive music DJ and producer

See also

• Rattlesnake Point
• Conservation Halton
• Glen Eden (Ski Area)
• Kelso Conservation Area
• Halton County Radial Railway Museum
• Hilton Falls Conservation Area
• List of unincorporated communities in Ontario

References

1. ^ "Campbellville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
2. ^ "The Old Man of the Big Clock Tower". Acton Free Press. August 4, 1932.
3. "Milton Town Hall Heritage: History Meets Modern Day" (PDF). Town of Milton. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
4. "Diocese of Canada." Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America. Retrieved on February 27, 2011. "Residence: Holy Transfiguration Serbian Orthodox Monastery 7470 McNiven Rd RR #3 Campbellville, Ontario L0P 1B0"
5. "Home". hitherfield.com.
6. "Deadmau5 Purchased This Beautiful $5 Million House in Canada". 10 October 2014.

v t e Places adjacent to Campbellville, Ontario
Guelph-Eramosa, Brookville, Rockwood Cambridge, Puslinch, Moffat Campbellville Milton, Georgetown, Acton Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville, Lowville

• Neighbourhoods in Milton, Ontario
• Niagara Escarpment