| Gormley | |
|---|---|
| — Unincorporated community — | |
| A sign found on Gormley Road East. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | York Region |
| Town | Whitchurch–Stouffville |
| Amalgamation | (With Town of Stouffville) 1 January 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Wayne Emmerson |
| • Councillor | Clyde Smith (Ward 3) |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Forward sortation area | L0H |
| Area code(s) | 905 and 289 |
| NTS Map | 030M14 |
| GNBC Code | FBIOH |
Gormley is a hamlet in York Region, Ontario, Canada that overlaps parts of Richmond Hill, and Whitchurch–Stouffville, two municipalities within the Greater Toronto Area. It was divided into two parts due to the construction of Highway 404. A portion of Gormley situated within Richmond Hill's political boundaries is subject to "Heritage Conservation District" controls.[1] A post office in Gormley (East) serves as the mailing address for the Whitchurch–Stouffville communities of Bethesda, Gormley, Preston Lake, Vandorf, and Wesley Corners.
Gormley Road East, on the south side of Stouffville Road, leads to Gormley Court and a dead-end at the railroad tracks. On the other side of the tracks, accessible by Leslie Street, is Gormley Road West. The community used to have a significant railroad station (see picture below). Many of the houses are approximately 100 years old. The community celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2005.
The community was named after its first postmaster, James Gormley, who served from 1851 to 1876.[3] The hamlet originally straddled the townships of Markham to the south and Whitchurch to the north, both in the County of York.[4]
The old community of Gormley is situated east of the Highway 404 at the corner of Woodbine Avenue and Stouffville Road.
New Gormley or West Gormley, is the area near Leslie St and Stouffville Road.[5]
A rail line owned by Canadian National Railway runs through West Gormley; it is CN's primary freight corridor connecting Greater Toronto to Northern Ontario and Western Canada. The construction of the new GO Transit commuter train and bus station will begin in the Fall of 2011.[6]
A future challenge to the community of Gormley is the proposed development of an international airport immediately south-east of Whitchurch–Stouffville (the Pickering Airport lands). Under the current plan, the approach for one of the three landing strips would be directly over Gormley, with planes descending above the hamlet from an elevation of 521 metres to 480 metres. The plan anticipates 11.9 million passengers per year (or 32,600 per day) by 2032.[7] A "Needs Assessment Study" was completed by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority for the federal government in May 2010. After a "due diligence review," Transport Canada released the report in July 2011.[8]
The Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville Museum is located in Vandorf, which is north of Gormley, on Woodbine Avenue.[9] A golf course formerly known as Gormley Greens is now called Station Creek, which is situated north of Stouffville Road off Woodbine Avenue.
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