Mount Brydges, Ontario
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Mount Brydges is a village of approximately 3000 people in the municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc in Southwestern Ontario. It is located just west of London, Ontario, Canada.
Mount Brydges was the capital of Caradoc Township prior to its amalgamation with the Town of Strathroy and Caradoc Township.
A small commercial "downtown" features mostly local businesses and shops. The only educational institution in the village is Caradoc Central Public Elementary School.
Mount Brydges serves a primarily rural municipality. Local agriculture includes maize, tobacco and wheat. The soil composition of the region is largely sandy (a phenomenon referred to locally as the "Caradoc Sand Plains") as a result of deposits created on the bottom of the glacial Lake Whittlesey which covered the area approximately 13,000 years ago.
The name of the village is often incorrectly abbreviated as "Mt. Brydges", based on the assumption that "Mount" signifies "Mountain". In fact, the name of the village was derived from the names of two local individuals, a surveyor and a railway worker, with the last names "Mount" and "Brydges". Notably as well, a topographical survey of the area shows that the village is not located on a point of increased elevation, as might earn it the title "Mt.".
Mount Brydges is home to the Mount Brydges Bulldogs, a junior hockey team that plays in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
Film actress Janaya Stephens was raised in Mount Brydges.
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