Maidstone, Ontario

This community should not be confused with the former neighbouring Township of Maidstone.

Maidstone, Ontario is a small hamlet along Essex County Road 34, in the town of Tecumseh, Ontario (formerly part of Sandwich South Township, Ontario). The town is home to two schools, ball diamonds, a cemetery, a church, a funeral home, restaurant, community center and a grain elevator along a CN Rail line.

The Windsor Star wrote a story in summer 2006, projecting the community's population to soar to over 2000 within the next 10 years (at the time, it was around 580) due to the explosive growth in Tecumseh. It is unknown if this will occur, as Maidstone is closer to Essex, Ontario than to Windsor, Ontario and Tecumseh, Ontario.

The community was served by three main Kings Highways in the past: Kings Highway 3, until it was diverted onto its current alignment in 1977, Highway 114 (Now just Malden Road, from CR 34/Former Highway 3, north to Middle Road, CR 46). The third former highway is Kings Highway 98, which was decommissioned in 1970, and became Essex County Road 46. It is also served by the very busy Manning Road (Essex CR 19).

Education

Schools in Maidstone include:

• St. Mary Catholic Elementary School, operated by the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board^[1]
• Maidstone Central Public School, operated by the Greater Essex County District School Board^[2]

References

1. ^ "St. Mary Catholic Elementary School". Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. http://www.wecdsb.on.ca/ourschools.asp?OANum=215. Retrieved August 19, 2011. 
2. ^ "Maidstone Central Public School". Greater Essex County District School Board. http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/schools/elem/mdps/. Retrieved August 19, 2011.