Sunderland, Ontario
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Sunderland is a rural village located approximately 100 km northeast of Toronto, Ontario in Brock Township, in the Regional Municipality of Durham.
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[edit] Business and Commerce
Sunderland has a thriving community of small businesses that focus primarily on the needs of surrounding rural families.
[edit] History
Sunderland was once the site of a busy railway station for the Toronto - Lindsay Line of the Grand Trunk Railway, which ceased operations through Sunderland in the 1980's.
[edit] Geography
The region around Sunderland is rolling farmland, with dense first-growth deciduous forests and rich agricultural soil.
[edit] Events
Sunderland hosts the annual Maple Syrup Festival at the beginning of April each year. [1] The town also hosts the annual Sunderland Agricultural Fall Fair in September of each year. [2] This fair has been held annually since the 1850's.
[edit] Nearest places
- Beaverton, north
- Oakwood, east
- Pefferlaw, northwest
- Port Perry, southeast
- Uxbridge, southwest
- Cannington, northeast
[edit] Geography and Information
- Population: approximately 900 (2006), about 2,000 to 3,000 additional in the vicinity of Sunderland
- Area: approximately 0.5 square kilometres
- Altitude: about 200 m ASL
- Area code: +(00)1-705
- Name of inhabitants: approximately 900
- Postal code: L0C 1H0
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