Ilderton, Ontario

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Ilderton is a community in Middlesex Centre, just outside the city of London, Ontario. It is located along Middlesex County Road 16 (Ilderton Road) to the west of Highway 4 (Richmond Street), at the junction of Middlesex County Road 20 (Hyde Park Road). Prior to the late 1990s, the village was also accessible by railway. CN Rail had a rail line running north from Hyde Park to Clinton through the village. This rail line was abandoned from Ilderton north to Centralia in 1988, and south of Ilderton circa 1996. The portion of the former rail line south of County Road 16 has been converted to parkland.

Ilderton is home to a district fire station, a seniors apartment complex, two pub/restaurants, two pizza businesses, and two parks. As the hamlet is surrounded mainly by agricultural land, industry in the area is mostly farming. However Ilderton is also is home to Spencer Steel, a structural steel fabrication firm which distributes structural steel to small- to mid- sized construction sites. Notable projects include Greater Grace Temple in Detroit.

Due to Ilderton's proximity to London, many low-density subdivisions have been developed. This has led to an increase in the community's population in recent years.