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History
The
Allenby Area was the first to be settled, in the 1400’s by
the Huron tribe who maintained a village until the early 1700’s.
The tribal huts were on the school site presently known as the Allenby
Public School. The school was opened in 1927, and named after Lord
Allenby, a Bristish World War One hero.
The Sherwood Park Area (which was within the town
of North Toronto) was primarily an agricultural farming community
that was incorporated in 1890 as a result of the amalgamation between
Davisville Village, Eglinton Village, and Bedford Park Village.
They began building houses in the 1890’s when the Metropolitan
Street Railway made North Toronto the northernmost stop on its five
cent line from downtown Toronto.
By the early 1900’s North Toronto emerged
as one of Toronto’s most popular commuter suburbs. It was
annexed in 1912 and was completely developed by the 1940’s.
The areas that we refer to as Allenby and Sherwood
Park, both fall within the Toronto Mega City boundaries formed in
1998 and referred to as North Toronto.
Community
These areas are extremely popular with families
raising young children. They have everything families look for in
neighbourhoods, good sized houses, an excellent selection of public,
private, and separate schools, convenient access to Toronto’s
transit system, and a multitude of parks and recreation facilities.
Homes
The Allenby Area boasts a lovely selection of tudor
style homes built mostly in the 1930’s to 1940’s. While
the Sherwood Park Area has a selection of bungalows, semi-detached
and fully detached houses built mostly between 1910 and 1940.
Schools
Allenby Area
| Allenby Jr. |
391 St. Clements Ave. |
(416) 393-9115 (public) |
| Glenview Sr. |
401 Rosewell Ave. |
(416) 393-9390 (public) |
| Forest Hill Collegiate Institute |
730 Eglinton Ave. West |
(416) 393-1860 (public HS) |
| North Toronto Collegiate Institute |
70 Roehampton Avenue |
(416) 393-9180 (public HS) |
| Havergal College |
1451 Avenue Road |
(416) 483-3519 (private) |
| St. Clement’s School |
21 St. Clements Ave. |
(416) 483-4835 (private) |
Sherwood Park Area
| Blythwood Jr. |
2 Strathgowan Cres. |
(416) 393-9105 (public) |
| Eglinton Jr. |
223 Eglinton Ave. E. |
(416) 393-9315 (public) |
| John Fisher Jr. |
40 Erskine Ave. |
(416) 393-9325 (public) |
| Spectrum Sr. |
223 Eglinton Ave. E. |
(416) 393-9311 (public) |
| Sunnyview Jr. & Sr. |
450 Blythwood Rd. |
(416) 393-9275 (public) |
| North Toronto Collegiate Institute |
70 Roehampton Avenue |
(416) 393-9180 (public HS) |
| Northern Secondary |
851 Mount Pleasant Rd. |
(416) 393-0270 (public HS) |
| St. Monica |
14 Broadway Ave. |
(416) 393-4224 (separate) |
| St. Clement’s School |
21 St. Clements Ave. |
(416) 483-4835 (private) |
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