Homes Stats
Homes For Sale: 69
Homes For Lease: 25
Average List Price: $1,518,112
Commerical Stats 30 day average
Commercial For Sale: 3
Commercial For Lease: 2
Average List Price: $133,267
Area Description
The hamlet of Sheridan was originally named “Hammondsville”, after David Hammond, a local resident who settled the area prior to 1820. However, there was already a Hammondsville elsewhere in Ontario, and the hamlet had to change its name in order to have a local post office. A local blacksmith suggested “Sheridan”, after Irish playwright Richard B. Sheridan. The name Hammondsville is still remembered today in Hammond Road, which is still located east of Erin Mills Parkway.
As the hamlet was located in the vicinity of the present day Winston Churchill Boulevard and the Queen Elizabeth Way, its history is shared between Peel and Halton Regions.
The post office actually moved across current regional boundaries, depending upon which store it was located in. The only reminder of the hamlet of Sheridan left today is the Sheridan Cairn, located at the Winston Churchill/QEW interchange in Oakville. The marker was constructed in May 1986.
Sheridan was originally designated for residential, commercial, open space, golf course and industrial uses in the 1950s. Until 1965, lands in the Sheridan residential district were used primarily for farming, with a few scattered orchards and some residential development along Liruma Road. In 1967, the United Land Corporation planned and build the residential community as we know it today. The construction of Sheridan Mall followed in 1968. Since that time Sheridan has developed into a stable and mature residential community.