West Lorne, Ontario
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West Lorne is a town in southwestern Ontario, approximately 45 km southwest of London, Ontario. It is part of the Municipality of West Elgin. Its coördinates are 42°36'N, 81°36'W. Its population in 1991 was roughly 1477.
West Lorne is home to West Elgin's only high school, West Elgin Secondary School.
West Lorne is linked by Highway 76 to the 401, a major arterial highway link in Ontario affording easy access to Windsor, Chatham, St. Thomas, London, Brantford, Toronto, and many other places.
Local agriculture includes dairy farming, mixed farming, fruit growing and a sizeable tobacco industry.
The town of West Lorne was greatly influenced by the railroad that crosses through the heart of the village. The railroad provided jobs for the first residents of the area.
West Lorne is home to the West Lorne Lakers, a junior hockey team that plays in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
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