Pefferlaw, Ontario

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Pefferlaw is a suburban community of the Town of Georgina, located on the southeast corner of Lake Simcoe in the northeastern and eastern parts of the town. A river, known officially as the Pefferlaw Brook, runs through the downtown area of the community. Pefferlaw is passed on the north by Highway 48 and Lake Ridge Road (Durham Road 23) to the east, and is serviced by Pefferlaw Road which links these two traffic arteries. Area code 905 is bounded to the west and to the south, but Pefferlaw remains in the 705 area code. The Canadian National railway passes through Pefferlaw and, until recently, served a train station in the downtown area. This railway links Toronto with Orillia, as well as Northern Ontario. Pefferlaw is located about 10 km S of Beaverton, about 15 km E of Sutton, about 45 km SW of Orillia. It is W of Lindsay, N of Uxbridge and about 50 km N of Whitby, about 90 km NE of Toronto and 40 km NE of Newmarket.

1 History
- 1.1 Early History
2 Nearest places
3 Geography and Information
4 Other
5 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Early History

Captain William Johnson, a retired naval officer from Scotland settled in Pefferlaw in 1819. Johnson chose the name Pefferlaw after a field on the old Homestead - it means "a beautiful greensward". Retirement soon turned to industry, as Captain Johnson built a sawmill, woollen mill and gristmill in the recently settled area.

With the help of his brother Robert, Captain Johnson built the first Pefferlaw store in 1833. Although many of the original buildings have since been replaced, reminders of Pefferlaw's historic past are clearly evident today.

[edit] Nearest places

Beaverton, north
Cannington, east
Sunderland, southeast
Udora, south
Sutton, west

[edit] Geography and Information

Census information is not available for Pefferlaw. It is counted as part of the Georgina Census division.

Population: about 3,500 (2005 estimate)
Altitude: about 200 to 250 m
- Latitude: about 44.35 (44°21') N
- Longitude: about 79.1 (79°6') W
Area code: +(00)1-705
Postal code: L0E 1N0

Pefferlaw is situated in a forest setting. Most residential and commercial buildings are located along the main roads, and other residential areas and cottages are around Lake Simcoe with an exception of a swamp area lying west of Pefferlaw near Virginia Beach. Farmlands are to the west, the northwest and the north. More farmlands are east of Lake Ridge Road and Pefferlaw. The forests are almost connected with the forests south of Sutton. The forests cover most of the area around Pefferlaw and to the south with a few farmlands as well as within the shoreline of Lake Simcoe. Several hills are to the southwest and south The forest are mainly made up of pine and other varieties of trees and the size is about 600 to 700 square kilometres and about 60% of the area around Pefferlaw. A point to the west is near Virginia Beach. Snake Island is situated to the northwest along with another large island far north. A small bay is to the northeast.