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Gormley is a hamlet in York Region, Ontario, Canada that overlaps parts of Richmond Hill, and Whitchurch–Stouffville, two municipalities within the Greater Toronto Area. It was divided into two parts due to the construction of Highway 404. A portion of Gormley situated within Richmond Hill's political boundaries is subject to "Heritage Conservation District" controls.〔Adam McLean, (Rift forms in Gormley over Conservation District ), York Region.com (Oct. 15, 2009).〕 A post office in Gormley (East) serves as the mailing address for the Whitchurch–Stouffville communities of Bethesda, Gormley, Preston Lake, Vandorf, and Wesley Corners. Gormley Road East, on the south side of Stouffville Road, leads to Gormley Court and a dead-end at the railroad tracks. On the other side of the tracks, accessible by Leslie Street, is Gormley Road West. The community used to have a significant railroad station (see picture below). Many of the houses are approximately 100 years old. The community celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2005. ==History== The community was named after its first postmaster, James Gormley, who served from 1851 to 1876.〔For a complete history of Gormley, see Jean Barkey et al, (Whitchurch Township ) (Erin, ON: Boston Mills, 1993), 57-61; also Isabel Champion, ed., ''(Markham: 1793-1900 )'' (Markham, ON: Markham Historical Society, 1979), pp. 240-243; 337.〕 The hamlet originally straddled the townships of Markham to the south and Whitchurch to the north, both in the County of York.〔See the detailed 1878 maps, "(Township of Whitchurch )," and the "(Township of Markham )," ''Illustrated historical atlas of the county of York and the township of West Gwillimbury & town of Bradford in the county of Simcoe, Ont.'' (Toronto: Miles & Co., 1878).〕 The old community of Gormley is situated east of the Highway 404 at the corner of Woodbine Avenue and Stouffville Road. New Gormley or West Gormley, is the area near Leslie St and Stouffville Road.〔Robert M. Stamp, (Early Days in Richmond Hill: A History of the Community to 1930 ) (Electronic Edition). See also Maurice Smith, "(A Hamlet Divided )," ''Stouffville Free Press'', Oct. 26, 2011.〕 A rail line owned by Canadian National Railway runs through West Gormley; it is CN's primary freight corridor connecting Greater Toronto to Northern Ontario and Western Canada. The construction of the new GO Transit commuter train and bus station will be completed by the end of 2016.〔Cf. Newsroom--Province of Ontario, "(Commuter train and bus station to be completed by end of 2016 )," December 1, 2014〕 A future challenge to the community of Gormley is the proposed development of an international airport immediately south-east of Whitchurch–Stouffville (the Pickering Airport lands). Under the current plan, the approach for one of the three landing strips would be directly over Gormley, with planes descending above the hamlet from an elevation of 521 metres to 480 metres. The plan anticipates 11.9 million passengers per year (or 32,600 per day) by 2032.〔Cf. Transport Canada, (Plan Showing Pickering Airport Site ); also Greater Toronto Airports Authority, (Pickering Airport Draft Plan Report ), 2004. By comparison, Toronto Pearson International Airport had 32.3 million passengers in 2008, with an average of 1,179 "aircraft movements" per day (GTTA), (Toronto Pearson Fast Facts ).〕 A "Needs Assessment Study" was completed by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority for the federal government in May 2010. After a "due diligence review," Transport Canada released the report in July 2011 and announced the decision to proceed in June 2013.〔Cf. Transport Canada, "( Press Release )," June 11, 2013; (Transport Canada releases findings of the 2010 Pickering Lands Needs Assessment Study )," July 11, 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gormley, Ontario」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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