| Wesley Corners | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | York Region |
| Town | Whitchurch–Stouffville |
| Amalgamation | (With Village of Stouffville) 1 January 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Wayne Emmerson |
| • Councillor | Ken Ferdinands (Ward 1) |
| Elevation | 300 m (984 ft) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Forward sortation area | L4A |
| Area code(s) | 905 and 289 |
Wesley Corners is a community situated in the Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario, Canada.
The hamlet is located at the intersection of Woodbine Avenue (east of Highway 404) and York Regional Road 15/ Aurora Road. It was originally known as Hacking's Corners, after Rev. James Hacking who settled there in 1817. A Methodist Church was constructed of logs on the north-west corner in 1840; it was replaced by the current brick structure in 1881.[1] The hamlet eventually became known as Wesley, in honour of the founder of the Methodist movement, John Wesley.[2]
Today a service station and coffee shop are found on the south-west corner, and an auto repair shop on the south-east corner. Ducks Unlimited, a wetland and wildlife conservation organization, is on the north-east corner.
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