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Wortley Village is a
neighbourhood A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; American and British English spelling differences, see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community ...
of
London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
,
Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
, Canada. It was originally a suburb of London and was annexed to London in 1890. Wortley Village is home to many heritage properties as well as Wortley Road Public School. The homes in the neighbourhood range from cottages and ranches to mansions. The village is home to the
London Normal School The London Normal School is an Ontario Heritage building located at 165 Elmwood Avenue in the Wortley Village neighbourhood of London, Ontario, Canada. It is a prominent and recognizable landmark in the Old South/Wortley Village neighbourhood. It ...
, an Ontario heritage building and former teachers' college that now serves as the regional headquarters of the YMCA in Southwestern Ontario and the village's central and most iconic landmark. The main thoroughfare through the Village is Wortley Road, along which many businesses are situated. The village is known locally for hosting the annual ''Gathering on the Green'', a popular festival in which vendors set up stands in the park at Normal School, commonly referred to as ''the Green''.


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*https://parkbench.com/south-london-wortley *http://www.london.ca/default.htm *http://www.londonweb.ca/ *http://virtuerealty.ca/wortley-village/ {{London, Ontario Neighbourhoods in London, Ontario