Thorncrest Village is a neighbourhood in northwestern Toronto, Canada. It is a collection of tree-lined streets north of Rathburn Road, between Kipling and Islington avenues, in what used to be part of Etobicoke.
Thorncrest Village | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
City | Toronto |
Community | Etobicoke-York |
Established | 1946 (Subdivision) 'Thorncrest' |
Changed Municipality | 1998 Toronto from Etobicoke |
Government | |
• MP | Yvan Baker (Etobicoke Centre) |
• MPP | Kinga Surma (Etobicoke Centre) |
• Councillor | Stephen Holyday (Ward 2) |
Designed by architect and town planner Eugene Faludi, the village was considered one of Toronto's first modern suburbs. Village residents own three parkettes and a park with a clubhouse, tennis courts, a swimming pool and a playground.
Thorncrest Village consists of 208 homes, on lots ranging from 0.5 acres (2,000 m2) to 1-acre (4,000 m2).