History and Heritage


The Village of Sundridge has a proud and storied history dating back to the nineteenth century.


There are two stories that tell how Sundridge was named. The first, that John Paget, the first Post Master for the Village, noting the spectacular view over Lake Bernard, thought the Village should be named “Sun Ridge” or “Sunny Ridge”, however, due to an error the postal stamp read “Sundridge” and so it remains to this day. The second, is that Sundridge was actually named intentionally, after a Village in Kent, England.


In 1876 James Dunbar settled on the present site of the Village of Sundridge, the land became known as the Dunbar Plan and was closely followed by the Anderson Plan, the Lang Plan, and the Bannerman Plan. Other early settlers include the Gibbons, Priors, Cottrells, Whites, Willoughbys, Blacks, Andersons, and McMurtys. Many of these families still call Sundridge home.


The Village of Sundridge officially incorporated on March 23, 1889. The population at that time was 650.

Village of Sundridge Municipal Heritage Register
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