Sunderland, Ontario

Infobox City
official_name = Sunderland
settlement_type = Community
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Canada
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subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 = Durham Region
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region_name_local =
population_total = 900
population_as_of = 2006
area_total_km2 = 0.5
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Larry O'Connor
established_date = 1822
established_title =Founded
elevation_m = 200
latd = 44 | latm = 15.77
latNS = N
longd = 79
longm = 3.96
longEW = W
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Sunderland is a community located approximately 100 km northeast of Toronto, Ontario in Brock Township, in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.

Business and Commerce

Sunderland has a thriving community of small businesses that focus primarily on the needs of surrounding rural families. These businesses include the Co-Op, Pindar's Fuel, and Ross Doble Farm Equipment. Downtown Sunderland also has a number of restaurants, an original art gallery [http://www.magicdoorgallery.com The Magic Door Art Gallery] ), a museum (Sunderland & District Historical Society), CIBC branch, a post office, and a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.A new business known as Taylor Pool Products has recently set up shop here and has taken over the old Ace Hardware.

The local post office services locals with lock boxes and five rural routes. The Brock Stop Restaurant located on HWY 7/12 serves the Community.

History

The land that the Town of Sunderland was built on was granted in the early 1820s to United Empire Loyalists. The town slowly grew around the Brock Hotel - a popular overnight stop for travelers. The Toronto - Lindsay Line of the Grand Trunk Railway gave Sunderland a huge boost, and the town's population grew rapidly during this time. Although the railway ceased operations through Sunderland in the 1980s, the town has remained vibrant - due in no small part to its close proximity to Toronto, Lindsay, and Newmarket.

Geography

The region around Sunderland is rolling farmland, with dense first-growth deciduous forests and rich agricultural soil.

Education

Sunderland has one public school, Sunderland Public School, which celebrated its 50-year anniversary on 20 October 2007. The nearest high school is Brock High School, outside of Cannington.

Events

Sunderland hosts the annual Maple Syrup Festival at the beginning of April each year. [ [http://www.maplesyrupfestival.ca/ Sunderland Maple Syrup Festival ] ] The town also hosts the annual Sunderland Agricultural Fall Fair in September of each year. [ [http://www.agfair.ca/ Sunderland Agricultural Fair ] ] This fair has been held annually since the 1850s.

Nearest places

*Beaverton, north
*Oakwood, east
*Pefferlaw, northwest
*Port Perry, southeast
*Uxbridge, southwest
*Cannington, northeast

Other Information

*Area code: +(00)1-705
*Postal code: L0C 1H0

There are about 30 homes on the extreme south-west corner of Sunderland with a North American area code of 905.

References

External links

* [http://www.sunderland.ca/ Sunderland, Ontario, Canada]