"Willowridge" redirects here. For the high schools named Willowridge, see Willowridge High School.
Richview, formally known as Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview, is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the west by Highway 401 and on the north by the highway and by Dixon Road, Royal York Road on the east, and Eglinton Avenue West along the south. Richview was originally established as a postal village within the then-agricultural Etobicoke Township, which later became the suburb of Etobicoke.
One part of the existing neighbourhood predates the suburbanization of the area.
The first settler was William Knaggs, who established his home and farm near Rich view Side road (Eglinton) and red Concession (Highway 427) in 1818.[2] A later settler, Christopher Kit Thirkle, gave the area's earlier name Kit's Corners.
Richview began in 1852, when a post office called "Richview" opened in this area. Richview gave its name to the proposed Richview Expressway.
Richview United Church, built in 1888, was demolished in the 1960s, leaving only the church cemetery, now surrounded by roads.
There are several small neighbourhoods within Richview. Willowridge covers the triangle at the far west of the neighbourhood west of Martin Grove. The Westway, also known as St. Phillip's is a community that covers the northeast portion of Richview, east of Kipling and north of The Westway. Martin Grove Gardens is the area bounded by Kipling, The Westway, Martin Grove, and Dixon. Richmond Gardens and Royal York Gardens are neighbourhoods in the southeast portion of Richview, south of The Westway and east of Kipling.
Institutionsedit
Richview Library (Etobicoke Central Branch)
Richview Residence for Seniors
Richview Reservoir
Shopping Centresedit
1500 Royal York Road Plaza
Martingrove Plaza
Richview Square
Westway Centre
Parksedit
Alex Marchetti Park
Denfield Park
Green Meadows Park
Lion's Gate Park
Martin Grove Gardens Park
Redgrave Park
Richview Park
Silvercreek Park
Stonehouse Park
Valleyfield Park
Westgrove Park
Westway Park
Widdicombe Hill Park
Willowridge Park
Wincott Park
Churchesedit
Westway United Church is one of several places of worship located in Richview.
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) runs a number of buses through the Richview community that connect commuters to Kipling, Islington and Royal York subway stations on the Bloor-Danforth line.
Islington Avenue is served by the 37 and 311 Islington buses.
Kipling Avenue is served by the 45 Kipling bus route.
Martin Grove Road is served by the 46 Martin Grove bus.
The TTC also has bus service along Dixon Road, Eglinton Avenue West and the Westway. These bus routes connect people to Eglinton West and Lawrence West subway stations on the Yonge-University-Spadina line.
Dixon Road is served by the 52 A, B and D Lawrence West bus routes.
Eglinton Avenue is served by the 32 and 307 Eglinton West buses.
The Westway is served by the 52G Lawrence West bus route.
Traveling by car is convenient, as highways 401, 427 and 409 are nearby. The proposed Eglinton West LRT extension will connect the neighbourhood to the Toronto Pearson Airport, as well as Midtown Toronto and Scarborough.
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Willowridge redirects here For the high schools named Willowridge see Willowridge High School Richview formally known as Willowridge Martingrove Richview is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto Ontario Canada It is bounded on the west by Highway 401 and on the north by the highway and by Dixon Road Royal York Road on the east and Eglinton Avenue West along the south Richview was originally established as a postal village within the then agricultural Etobicoke Township which later became the suburb of Etobicoke RichviewNeighbourhoodResidences in RichviewCoordinates 43 40 38 N 79 33 03 W 43 67722 N 79 55083 W 43 67722 79 55083Country CanadaProvince OntarioCityTorontoEstablished1852 Postal village Changed Municipality1998 Toronto from EtobicokeGovernment MPBorys Wrzesnewskyj Etobicoke Centre MPPKinga Surma Etobicoke Centre CouncillorJohn Campbell Ward 4 Etobicoke Centre Population 2016 1 Total22 156 Density4 007 km2 10 380 sq mi Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Education 4 Communities 5 Institutions 5 1 Shopping Centres 5 2 Parks 5 3 Churches 6 Transportation 7 Notable residents 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory editOne part of the existing neighbourhood predates the suburbanization of the area The first settler was William Knaggs who established his home and farm near Rich view Side road Eglinton and red Concession Highway 427 in 1818 2 A later settler Christopher Kit Thirkle gave the area s earlier name Kit s Corners Richview began in 1852 when a post office called Richview opened in this area Richview gave its name to the proposed Richview Expressway Richview United Church built in 1888 was demolished in the 1960s leaving only the church cemetery now surrounded by roads Demographics editMajor ethnic populations 2016 1 59 9 White 19 3 Italian 11 1 English 13 3 Black 3 5 Jamaican 10 6 South Asian 6 3 East Indian 4 2 Latin American of any race Education edit nbsp Kipling Collegiate Institute is one of several secondary schools located in Richview Four public school boards operate elementary schools in the neighbourhood Conseil scolaire Viamonde CSV Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir CSCM the Toronto Catholic District School Board TCDSB and the Toronto District School Board TDSB They include All Saints Catholic School TCDSB Dixon Grove Junior Middle School TDSB Ecole elementaire catholique Notre Dame de Grace CSCM Ecole elementaire Felix Leclerc CSV Father Serra Catholic School TCDSB Hilltop Middle School TDSB Parkfield Junior School TDSB St Eugene Catholic School TCDSB St Marcellus Catholic School TCDSB Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic School TCDSB Valleyfield Junior School TDSB Westway Junior School TDSB The Toronto District School Board is the only school board with secondary schools in the neighbourhood which include Central Etobicoke High School Kipling Collegiate Institute and Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy Richview Collegiate Institute a secondary school that bears the name of the neighbourhood is situated next to the neighbourhood on the south side of Eglinton Avenue Communities editThere are several small neighbourhoods within Richview Willowridge covers the triangle at the far west of the neighbourhood west of Martin Grove The Westway also known as St Phillip s is a community that covers the northeast portion of Richview east of Kipling and north of The Westway Martin Grove Gardens is the area bounded by Kipling The Westway Martin Grove and Dixon Richmond Gardens and Royal York Gardens are neighbourhoods in the southeast portion of Richview south of The Westway and east of Kipling Institutions editRichview Library Etobicoke Central Branch Richview Residence for Seniors Richview ReservoirShopping Centres edit 1500 Royal York Road Plaza Martingrove Plaza Richview Square Westway Centre Parks edit Alex Marchetti Park Denfield Park Green Meadows Park Lion s Gate Park Martin Grove Gardens Park Redgrave Park Richview Park Silvercreek Park Stonehouse Park Valleyfield Park Westgrove Park Westway Park Widdicombe Hill Park Willowridge Park Wincott Park Churches edit nbsp Westway United Church is one of several places of worship located in Richview All Saints Catholic Churc First Church of Christ Scientist 3 Hilltop Chapel Richview Baptist Church Royal York Baptist Church St Matthias Anglican Church St Wilfred Anglican Church Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic Church Westway United Church Westway Christian ChurchTransportation editThe Toronto Transit Commission TTC runs a number of buses through the Richview community that connect commuters to Kipling Islington and Royal York subway stations on the Bloor Danforth line Islington Avenue is served by the 37 and 311 Islington buses Kipling Avenue is served by the 45 Kipling bus route Martin Grove Road is served by the 46 Martin Grove bus Royal York Road is served by the 73 Royal York bus The TTC also has bus service along Dixon Road Eglinton Avenue West and the Westway These bus routes connect people to Eglinton West and Lawrence West subway stations on the Yonge University Spadina line Dixon Road is served by the 52 A B and D Lawrence West bus routes Eglinton Avenue is served by the 32 and 307 Eglinton West buses The Westway is served by the 52G Lawrence West bus route Traveling by car is convenient as highways 401 427 and 409 are nearby The proposed Eglinton West LRT extension will connect the neighbourhood to the Toronto Pearson Airport as well as Midtown Toronto and Scarborough Notable residents editRob Ford former Mayor of Toronto Stephen Harper former Prime Minister of Canada attended Richview Collegiate Institute Doug Ford Premier of Ontario attended Scarlett Heights See also editList of neighbourhoods in TorontoReferences edit a b 2016 Neighborhood Profile Richview PDF City of Toronto Retrieved 9 January 2019 ETOBICOKE HISTORY CORNER The intersection of Richview once a busy village centre 22 September 2014 First Church of Christ Scientist Etobicoke Archived from the original on 2008 05 31 External links editWillowridge Martingrove Richview demographics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richview Toronto amp oldid 1181158374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
