In addition to the namesake
community of Chatsworth itself, the township comprises the communities of: • Arnott •
Berkeley •
Desboro • Dornoch • Glascott • Grimston • Harkaway • Hemstock Mill • Holford • Holland Centre • Keady • Keward • Kinghurst • Lily Oak • Lueck Mill • Marmion • Massie • Mooresburg • Mount Pleasant • Peabody • Scone • Strathaven • Walters Falls • Williams Lake •
Williamsford Arnott Arnott's first post office opened on January 4, 1868.
Berkeley The post office in Berkeley was established in 1853 when the settlement was originally called "Holland". It was renamed "Berkeley" in 1857. The post office also housed the general store which operated under various proprietors until 1974 when it was phased out of operation. sits the village of Chatsworth, Ontario, where Highways 6 and 10 meet and continue together to
Owen Sound. Chatsworth was settled in 1842 when a man named Coyer built a tavern. Desboro is about 13 kilometres west of Chatsworth and Williamsford.
Recreation Desboro features a modern hockey arena which was built in 1956 and has since been significantly renovated. The community grounds also contains two baseball diamonds.
Dornoch The village of Dornoch was settled by Bartholomew Griffin in 1841 when he encountered a crossroads that appealed to him. The area was originally called "Griffin's Corners" after Griffin started the first general store. In the late 1850s the village was served by a stage coach that was running between Durham and Chatsworth. Around the turn of the century, the name was changed to Dornoch after the village in northern Scotland. The community centre was built in 1952 and still serves Dornoch. Keady is well known in the region for its popular farmers market.
Lily Oak Lily Oak is a farming community. The post office was closed in 1914 when rural mail delivery was started. was founded in 1852 when John Walter of Toronto took up 300 acres of wild land on the south branch of the Bighead River. Walter set up a sawmill in 1853 with a new one being erected in 1864. This mill operated inside the village of Walters Falls which built up around it. By 1865 the town was served by a grist mill, a woolen mill, a post office, a tavern, a blacksmith, a wagon maker, two carpenters, a millwright and a tinsmith. and was still utilizing a water-driven turbine up to that point to provide one-third of its energy. The fire was likely caused by an electrical accident. A new facility was rebuilt on the outskirts of the village and started operations in March 1986. The original sawmill was used for storage until the early 2000s when the remaining building was demolished and an inn was built in its place. The area surrounding the inn features a river, a dam, a large waterfall and a forest with outcroppings of the
Niagara Escarpment. The area is maintained in a picturesque condition and is considered a local tourist attraction. The waterfall is just one of many in Grey County. In the mid-1850s, John Walter also set up the feed mill which is still in operation as Walters Falls Milling Ltd., still operating on water driven machinery most of the year with a diesel engine. The village had a population of about 200 people in 1887.
Williams Lake Williams Lake is a popular lake for fishing and boating in Chatsworth Township sitting between Williamsford and Holland Centre. clover-shaped body of water which was named after the Williams family that owned a large portion of the lake. It has a distinctive clover shape and features a public beach with boat launch which is located amongst the approximately 60 homes and cottages built on the shore of the lake.
Williamsford Williamsford is a
village on the
North Saugeen River in
Grey County, Ontario, Canada (
Chatsworth Township). It has a general store,
post office, a bookstore and restaurant housed in an historic grain mill. A small
dam controls the
North Saugeen River. It has several
churches, and a community
cemetery. It is located on Highway 6 between
Durham and
Owen Sound. The village of Williamsford was first surveyed in 1858 comprising 400 acres in preparation for a railway which was to run from Toronto to Owen Sound. Each township was to contribute $40,000 to its construction. The post office was built in 1847 and the general store was built in the late 1800s. The curling rink which was completed in 2010 consists of a lounge and two rinks. The community was previously served by a hockey arena with the original attached
curling rink. The arena was planned in 1954 and opened officially in 1956 ==Climate==