Township of King

By NextHome Staff
June 28, 2017

King City, Nobleton and Schomberg

LIVING HISTORYKing Township was named for John King (1759-1830), an English Under-Secretary of State for the British Home Office. The lands were originally acquired by the British in an agreement with the Mississaugas, known as the Toronto Purchase in 1787. Acquisition under the Toronto Purchase included the townships fo Etobicoke, King, Vaughan and York (Upper Canada) in 1805, where 250,808 acreses were exchanged for £1,700.By 1801, Timothy Rogers, a Loyalist from Vermont had travelled north along Yonge Street and found an area southwest of Newmarket that he found very appealing. He applied for and received a grant for land totalling 40 farms, each of 200 acres and returned to Vermont to recruit families to operate the farms.The area would become known as Armitage in honour of its first settler Amos Armitage. It was the first of King's settlements and is now part of Newmarket. Soon after the establishment of Armitage, the communities of Kettleby and Lloydtown were established to the west. More settlers arrived over the subsequent years to populate the region, drawn by the relatively cheap fertile land.
King Public Library
LET'S EATSheena's Kitchen in Schomberg offers lots of gourmet treats, and fine dining establishments abound, including The Schomberg Pub & Grill. In King City, Hogan's Inn, Locale and the Paper Crane offer fine dining. In Nobleton, give The Summerhill a try, or perhaps Raffaele's Cantina. ESSENTIAL SERVICESPolice service is provided by the York Regional Police. There are no hospitals in King City, Schomberg or Nobleton, but there are plenty of medical centres and doctors' offices.PARKS & RECKing Township offers a wide variety of programming throughout the year. Hiking and bike trails are prevalent and are enjoyed by most area residents.In Nobelton, the Cold Creek Forest and Wildlife Area includes over six kilometres of trails and is one of the best spots for bird watching. The Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill is an internationally recognized site for cutting-edge research in biodiversity, ecology and conservation biology. Public walking trails are available there in addition to their events and workshops.king.ca

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