Applewood is a neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. as determined by the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB). It is named for the apple orchards which predominated in the area prior to its development.
Its boundaries are defined by Mavis Road in the west, the Etobicoke Creek in the east (border with Toronto), Burnhamthorpe Rd on the north side, and Dundas St on the southern boundary.
There are also several subsections within the TRREB definition, including several historic areas.
(Applewood Acres – QEW to Queensway is technically part of the Dixie neighbourhood in TRREB)
Applewood Heights – from Dundas St. to Bloor St.
Applewood Hills – north of Bloor
Summerville village
Burnhamthorpe village
The earliest settlements in present-day Applewood occurred in the villages of Dixie and Burnhamthorpe which were established during the mid-1800s.
The village of Dixie, centred at Dundas Street and Cawthra Road, was built in the early 1800s.
The village of Burnhamthorpe was centred around the area of Burnhamthorpe Road and Dixie Road.
These villages developed as local service centres for the immediate rural areas, which were characterized by farms and orchards. The cash crop of choice was apples.
By the late 1800s, Dixie had an established market gardening centre.
During the first half of the twentieth century, the villages of Dixie and Burnhamthorpe began to decline as a result of improved access to larger centres such as Port Credit and Cooksville.
The Applewood District area remained predominantly rural to the mid-1950s when G.S. Shipp & Sons Ltd. began to develop the Applewood Heights subdivision on the former T.L. Kennedy farm at the corner of Dundas Street and Tomken Road in 1955. A school, park, church and shopping mall were all constructed in the 1950s to provide service and amenities for the Applewood Acres families.
Shipp & Son would build 733 houses in Applewood. Around the same time, the Dixie Industrial Area south of Dundas Street was being promoted for industrial development.
Today Applewood is an established residential community, providing a variety of housing types including single and semidetached dwellings, townhouses, and apartments. There are also plenty of options for shopping, and parks.
The Burnhamthorpe Community Centre is located in Applewood.
High Schools in Applewood include Applewood Heights Secondary School and Glenforest Secondary School.
Applewood is one of the neighbourhoods in Mississauga.
category: neighbourhood
