Langstaff is a residential area at the tripoint of the cities of
Richmond Hill,
Markham Markham may refer to:
It may also refer to brand of of clothing which originates from South Africa which saw it's establishment in 1873.
Biology
* Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia
* ...
, and Vaughan in
York Region
The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. The region was established after the passing of then Bill 102, An Act to Establish The Regional M ...
,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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. Located near
Highway 7 and
Yonge Street
Yonge Street (; pronounced "young") is a major arterial route in the Canadian province of Ontario connecting the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto to Lake Simcoe, a gateway to the Upper Great Lakes.
Once the southernmost leg of provincial Hi ...
, the homes in the area date to the 1960s and 1970s.
The
East Don River
The Don River is a watercourse in southern Ontario that empties into Lake Ontario, at Toronto Harbour. Its mouth was just east of the street grid of the town of York, Upper Canada, the municipality that evolved into Toronto, Ontario. The Don is o ...
and CN Rail Bala subdivision runs through the area.
Langstaff is a former hamlet likely named for John Langstaff (1774-1865), a settler who arrived sometime between 1803 to 1808 from Piscataway, Middlesex,
New Jersey
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and established a farm along Yonge Street. The living members of the family are longer living in the area, as descendants of James Langstaff have moved out of Ontario. The old farm became the notorious Langstaff Jail Farm,
which has since disappeared and the area is now dominated by a retail strip. The only reminder of the Langstaff family is
Langstaff Road
York Region, located in southcentral Ontario, Canada, assigned approximately 50 regional roads, each with a number ranging from 1 to 99. All expenses of York Regional Roads (for example, snow shovelling, road repairs, traffic lights) are funded ...
.
Point of interest
* Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
*
Langstaff GO Station
Langstaff GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Richmond Hill, Ontario in Canada. It is a stop on the Richmond Hill line train service.
In May 2005, construction of a new and more modern station building was ...
See also
*
List of unincorporated communities in Ontario
The following is a list of unincorporated and informal communities in the province of Ontario, Canada. These communities are not independent communities, these are usually a part of a township for the district, within a county. In non-urban areas, ...
References
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Neighbourhoods in Markham, Ontario
Neighbourhoods in Richmond Hill, Ontario