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      History:

      Brockville was originally part of Nassagaweya Township a once thriving rural township in Halton Region. (Nassagaweya amalgamated with the Town of Milton in 1974) The name of this former township was a First Nations word meaning “river with two outlets” referring to the local watershed of streams and creeks that criss-cross the area.

      Brookville a hamlet within Nassagaweya was first settled in 1831 by Elias and Joan Easterbrook who emigrated to Canada from England. The Brookville name was an adaptation of the Easterbrook surname. Their son Thomas Easterbrook built a general store and hotel literally putting Brookville on the map. Thomas Easterbrook served the hamlet as postmaster for many years.

      By the late 1800s Brookville had erected a Town Hall. The division courts for Halton Region were held here. Brookville was a social rub for this rural farming community as it hosted the annual Nassagaweya Fall Show attended by all the families in the township. In the early 2000s Brookville entered a new era with the development of Churchill Estates, a luxury new home development which has once gain put this community on the map.

      Overview:

      Brookville is a small hamlet situated in rural Milton. There is no official main street just a stone marker in a farm field off Guelph Line with the name Brookville inscribed in a stylized mauve coloured lettering together with an arrangement of bull rush flowers. Brookville is small but it does have a country general store and a specialty meat shop and an organic farm. There is also a public school and a park with a baseball diamond. Brookville is situated in escarpment country surrounded by nature, There are a fair number of horse farms in this area as the expansive green hills of this countryside provide the ideal habitat for these beautiful animals to graze and exercise. Brookville contains some magnificent estate homes in the Churchill Estates subdivision.

      Homes:

      This is country personified with horse farms all around. And where there are horse farms you can usually find estate homes on multi-acreage properties and that in a snapshot is Brookville.

      Arts:

      The FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton located at 1010 Main Street East is an ultra modern facility where the arts flourish in the form of performances, a myriad of events, art exhibitions and community based programming for all ages. The Holcim Gallery situated inside the Arts Centre spotlights an eclectic mix of art exhibitions encompassing a variety of art mediums. There are new exhibitions every month throughout the year.

          Brookville Stats

          Walkability:

          Low

          Bikeability:

          High

          Public Transit:

          Low

          Affordability:

          Low

          Greenspace:

          High

          Medium

           

          Legend: Low, Medium, High

          Commute Times

          Time to Closest Shopping Mall:
          15 Minutes
          Time to GO Bus or Train Station:
          30 Minutes
          Time To Hospital:
          20 Minutes
          Time to Toronto Pearson International Airport
          25 Minutes
          Time to Closest Highway:
          10 Minutes

          * All commuting times provided are approximate times only. Commute times may increase or decrease depending on where you live within the neighbourhood and the time of day i.e rush hour versus off hour commutes. Time estimates to public transit are based on walking distance or bus line connection whichever is quicker. All other commute times on the chart above are based on drive times.