Rockwood Village

Rockwood Village is a neighbourhood in the eastern part of the City of Mississauga, Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Peel. Its approximate boundaries are Eglinton Avenue in the north, Burnhamthorpe Road in the south, the Etobicoke Creek (the city limits of Mississauga) on the east and Dixie Road on the west. The Municipal Ward is , the Provincial Riding is Mississauga—Brampton South (provincial electoral district) and the Federal Riding is Mississauga—Brampton South. The Burnhamthorpe branch of the Mississauga Library System is located at the southwest corner of Burnhamthorpe and Dixie Roads.

History[]

The historic hamlet of Burnhamthorpe was located at the corner of today's Burnhamthorpe and Dixie Roads, at the southwestern edge of the neighbourhood. The area took in part of Lots 5 and 6, Concessions 1 and 2, NDS (North of Dundas Street). Founded about 1820, it was originally named Sandy Hill, but when a post office opened in 1862, a post office conflict with Sandhill in Chinguacousy Township occurred, so it was renamed Burnhamthorpe at the suggestion of John Abelson who hailed from Burnham Thorpe, England.^[1]

When Samuel Wilmot laid out the roadways in the 1805 Purchase survey, roads ran east and west and lines ran north and south. Third Line East became Dixie Road, Back Line Road and Base Line (the latter named as such because it was the boundary between the old and new township surveys) became Burnhamthorpe Road and Eglinton Avenue respectively.^[2]^[3]

The 1877 Peel Atlas shows Samuel Moore Lot 6, Concession 2 (100 acres) on the Northwest Corner of modern-day Dixie Road and Burnhamthorpe Road. George Chadwick has Lot 5, Concession 2 on the Northeast corner, William Shaver has Lot 6, Concession 1 on the Southwest corner and William Clarkson has Lot 5, Concession 1 on the Southeast corner. 1877 Peel Atlas:

List of Burnhamthorpe properties in 1877 in the area that became Rockwood Village.

Concession, NDS, Lot, Acreage	1877 Owner	Notes	Modern Rockwood Use
Concession 2 NDS, Lot 1, 150 Acres (NDS = North of Dundas Street)	Francis William Shaver	Post Office – Burnhamthorpe	Marblethorne Crt, Garnetwood Chase, Garrowhill Trail, Palisades, part of Rathburn & Bough Beeches & Carscadden & Beechknoll, Garnetwood Park, part of River Millway & Tapestry Trail
Concession 2 NDS, Lot 2, 100 Acres	Mrs. Elizabeth Coates	Post Office – Burnhamthorpe	part of Carscadden & Beechknoll & Claypine Rise
Concession 2 NDS, Lot 2, 100 Acres	Estate of J. Wadsworth	Township – Toronto South	Ponytrail Dr, part of Claypine Rise, Mahogany Row,
Concession 2 NDS, Lot 3, 200 Acres	Dr. Moses H. Aikens (Aikins)	Doctor of Medicine	Fieldgate Drive, Tahoe Blvd, Buckhorn Gate, Audubon, Chalkdene Grove, Saltdene Terrace, Branchwood Park, Rowntree Crt,
Concession 2 NDS, Lot 4, 200 Acres	Charles Doherty	Post Office – Britannia	Eastgate Parkway, Lewes Way, part of Maple Ridge, Corkstone Glade, Copesholm Trail, Rockwood Road, Anworld Place,
Concession 2 NDS, Lot 5, 50 Acres	Robert Currie	Post Office – Burnhamthorpe	Ottewell Cres, Hartfield Grove, Grazia Crt,
Concession 2 NDS, Lot 5, 50 Acres	George Chadwick	Post Office – Burnhamthorpe	Esso Gas Station, Rockwood Mall, part of Bough Beeches Blvd, Poltava Cres
Concession 2 NDS, Lot 5, 100 Acres	Allen Craig	Farmer and Stock Raiser – Settled 1845	Eastgate Parkway, Post Office

The name Rockwood Village was coined as the area was planned and developed in the 1960s and 1970s.

Rockwood Homeowners' Association[]

The Rockwood Homeowners' Association (RHA) is a community group composed of homeowners living within the Rockwood Village. The Association was founded in 1997 and is focused on resolving community issues and improving resident living. The Rockwood Homeowners' Association provides residents with information on community living and events through the publishing of their quarterly newsletter, The Rockwood Times. The newsletter is published by the Rockwood Homeowners' Association board members and is provided to all residents living within the Rockwood Village. The Rockwood Homeowners' Association holds an Annual General Meeting for all community members to attend.

Development[]

Mississauga BRT[]

The Mississauga Transitway is a bus-only roadway under construction in Mississauga, Ontario that will be used by Mississauga MiWay and GO Transit. The dedicated route of Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) would extend from Renforth Drive in the East to Winston Churchill Boulevard in the West. There would be 12 BRT stations (from East to West): Renforth Drive, Orbitor, Spectrum, Etobicoke Creek, Tahoe (was Fieldgate), Dixie, Tomken, Cawthra, Central Parkway, City Centre, Erin Mills and Winston Churchill.

Rockwood will be served by the Tahoe and Dixie stations. Dixie will have 170 parking spots and Go Transit will stop there.

References[]

^ Hicks, Kathleen A. (2006). Dixie : Orchards to Industry ( Also Includes Burnhamthorpe and Summerville). Mississauga, Ontario: Friends of the Mississauga Library System. ISBN 0-9697873-8-3.
^ Hicks, Kathleen A. (2005). Lakeview: Journey from Yesterday. Mississauga, Ontario: Friends of the Mississauga Library System. ISBN 0-9697873-6-7.
^ Hicks, Kathleen A. (2006). Malton: Farms to Flying. Mississauga, Ontario: Friends of the Mississauga Library System. ISBN 0-9697873-9-1.

External links[]

Coordinates: 43°37′31.9″N 79°36′17.9″W / 43.625528°N 79.604972°W / 43.625528; -79.604972

[hicksdixie-1] Hicks, Kathleen A. (2006). Dixie : Orchards to Industry ( Also Includes Burnhamthorpe and Summerville). Mississauga, Ontario: Friends of the Mississauga Library System. ISBN 0-9697873-8-3.

[hickslakeview-2] Hicks, Kathleen A. (2005). Lakeview: Journey from Yesterday. Mississauga, Ontario: Friends of the Mississauga Library System. ISBN 0-9697873-6-7.

[hicksmalton-3] Hicks, Kathleen A. (2006). Malton: Farms to Flying. Mississauga, Ontario: Friends of the Mississauga Library System. ISBN 0-9697873-9-1.

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