In the early 1800s Kedron was known as Luke Settlements. The Luke family were among the first settlers in this area. One branch of the family had seven sons and they each owned farms in the area. They also operated a saw mill along the Oshawa Creek. Most of the first Kedron settlers immigrated here from England. For the most part they were farmers by trade and deeply religious. Their faith and their experiencing toiling the land would serve them well in their harsh new surroundings as they built log cabins and cleared the forest for farming.
The church was a focal point of the community from the beginning. In 1863 when the third Kedron church was built it was given the name Kedron Church as members of the congregation made reference to a nearby brook and the surrounding valley that they equated with the Kidron referenced in the bible. Soon the entire community would adopt the Kedron name albeit with an “E” instead of an “I” which appears to be a derivative spelling of the intended name.
Overview
Kedron is situated in the bucolic Oshawa Creek Valley. It is is presently undergoing a massive transformation from a rural to an urban community. A projected 1500 new homes are slated to be built in Kedron in the coming years, which will bring 22,000 new residents to this community. In order to service this influx of new residents there will a patchwork of new roads as well as four elementary schools, a secondary school, and commercial and retail plazas. Longtime fixtures in this community include Kedron Dells Golf Club and Kedron United Church. Ontario Tech University and Durham College are situated just a few minutes east of Kedron. Commuters enjoy easy access to the GTA as Highway 407 is easily accessed at the north end of Kedron.
You are entering into a lawful consumer–real estate professional relationship with the brokerage operating this website.
You have a bona fide interest in the purchase, sale or lease of real estate of the type being offered through this website.
All data obtained from this website is intended for, and may only be used for, your personal, non-commercial use.
You will not copy, redistribute, scrape, retransmit or resell any of the information provided, and will not use it to create derivative products.
The listing data is provided under licence from the applicable MLS® board, which does not guarantee its accuracy. Sold and leased information is displayed only to registered users, in accordance with the board's Virtual Office Website (VOW) rules.
