Photo: Gary J. Wood from Toronto, ON, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Within 25 km of Edgeley, 54 places are on the heritage registers
The typical town keeps 18% of its homes from before 1961; here it is 1.7%. The nearest town with a top designation is Richmond Hill, 11 km away.
Near Edgeley, within 25 km: 35 places of national rank
54 places lie within 25 km. They belong to 29 towns, chiefly Downtown Yonge East, Yonge-Bay Corridor and University. The nearest is “Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, Ontario”, 6.3 km away in Hope.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1903–1904 · 6.3 km away, in Hope |
| Eglinton TheatreNational Historic Site · 1935–1937 · 14 km away, in Lawrence Park South |
| Montgomery's TavernNational Historic Site · 1837 · 14 km away, in Yonge-Eglinton |
| Postal Station “D”Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1935–1937 · 16 km away, in Junction Area |
| Mount Pleasant CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1873 · 16 km away, in Mount Pleasant East |
| SpadinaNational Historic Site · 1866–1914 · 16 km away, in Casa Loma |
| Balmoral Fire HallNational Historic Site · 1911–1912 · 16 km away, in Yonge-St.Clair |
| Heliconian HallNational Historic Site · 1876–1877 · 18 km away, in Annex |
| Studio BuildingNational Historic Site · 1913–1915 · 18 km away, in Rosedale-Moore Park |
| Royal Conservatory of MusicNational Historic Site · 1880–1882 · 18 km away, in University |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Unionville, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1871–1872 · 18 km away, in Unionville |
| Don Valley Brick WorksOntario Heritage Trust easement · 18 km away, in Leaside-Bennington |
Within 25 km of Edgeley, the oldest record dates from 1793
Reaching 25 km out from Edgeley: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
Ashbridge Estate, in Greenwood-Coxwell, is the oldest (1793). Within 25 km, 52 records give a date. Before Confederation: 16.
Edgeley is still building: 79% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Only 5.7% of Edgeley’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%. Few of Edgeley’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 1.1%, the norm 27%. The busiest building years in Edgeley were from 2016 to 2021, which account for 79% of today’s homes.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Edgeley and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgeley | 7,016 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vaughan Metropolitan Centre | 8,484 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Concord | 7,225 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Black Creek | 21,307 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Dufferin Hill | 7,910 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vellore | 39,490 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Crossroads | 4,525 | 0 | 0 | — |
Edgeley in brief
Its homes are mostly newer: 1.7% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: it has no historic place, against 1 for the middle town its size.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
Questions about Edgeley’s history
How many historic places does Edgeley have on the registers?
None inside Edgeley yet. The nearest is Former Canadian National Railway Station, Maple, Ontario, 6.3 km away in Hope.
How old are the homes in Edgeley?
1.7% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).