Wroxeter, Ontario

Wroxeter, Ontario is a community in Howick Township, part of Huron County.
The first settlers of Wroxeter were the Gibson brothers, Thomas and Robert, who founded the community in the mid-19th century. During its peak period, Wroxeter had five general stores, five hotels, two schools, a library, a woolen mill, a grist mill, and an arena, which stood until it was torn down in the late 1970s. Wroxeter also had a railway, completed in 1874, when a train station was constructed to connect the village to the Toronto area. The population of Wroxeter in the late 19th century is estimated to have been 700-800 people.
Today, Wroxeter's old industries have vanished. In 1948, the Township of Howick made Wroxeter an unincorporated village.