Mayfield West (sometimes called Southfields) is a suburban neighbourhood located within the largely rural Town of Caledon, in Peel Region in

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, immediately adjacent to the City of

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. It has a population of 14,800 people.

Description

Mayfield West is located in Ward 2 of Caledon. It is located on the northern boundary of Brampton, along Mayfield Road. It is also bounded by Chinguacousy Road to the west, Dixie Road to the east, and has an erratic northern boundary south of Old School Road. Near

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, it surrounds the Brampton neighbourhood of Snelgrove, a former hamlet which extends slightly north of Mayfield, on three sides. Kennedy Road runs north-south through its centre, and is partly lined with storefronts as a

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node within it.

History

Mayfield West takes its name from the former small hamlet (and later

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) of Mayfield, which was located several kilometres to the east in the centre of what was

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before the township was divided between Brampton and Caledon in 1974. It was mostly rural and surrounded by agricultural lands. Small-scale development was happening in Caledon at the time, mostly near established communities, chiefly due to its close proximity to Brampton. In the early 2000s, Mayfield West as a community began to grow as spillover growth from Brampton, and it became one of the largest communities in Caledon. Currently, there are plans for further expansion of suburban development along the boundary of Brampton, with plans for said development to eventually connect with

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; today the largest community in Caledon.

Education

The

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operates two public schools in the community; the

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operates a separate (Catholic) school; and the ''

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'' operates a Catholic

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school. There are four schools in Mayfield West: * SouthFields Village Public School * Tony Pontes Public School * St. Evan Catholic Elementary School * École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Bosco

Transportation

Roads

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runs east-west through the neighbourhood, diverting from its predominantly north-south course as it swings westerly to connect with

, where it transitions into and turns north as the beginning of the latter highway.

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runs southward from near the transition point and defaults via an overpass into Valleywood Boulevard northeastwards, with ramps connecting Hurontario with Highway 10, along which it officially continues. Kennedy Road runs north-south through the neighbourhood, mostly on a new alignment. It was realigned to preserve rural homes on the original road, which is now named Old Kennedy Road. Mayfield Road runs east-west along its southern boundary with the City of Brampton.

Public transit

The Town of Caledon has no public transit of its own, but two

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routes extend into Mayfield West and the immediate area: Route 81 Mayfield West serves Kennedy Road, and Route 18 Dixie provides limited service into industrial areas around the location of the former Mayfield hamlet along Dixie Road.{{cite web, url=https://www1.brampton.ca/EN/residents/transit/plan-your-trip/Pages/Schedules-and-Maps.aspx , title=Schedules and Maps: ''Routes Operating'' , publisher=City of Brampton , access-date=February 11, 2024

References

Neighbourhoods in Caledon, Ontario