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Lambton, Toronto

Lambton is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is situated on the east bank of the Humber River north and south of Dundas Street West. It is bounded on the north by Black Creek, on the east by Jane Street and on the south by St. Mark's Road. The area west of Gooch Avenue and south of Dundas Street West is also known as "Warren Park", the name of the housing sub-division built in the 1950s. The portion south of Dundas Street West is within the 'Lambton Baby Point' neighbourhood as defined by the City of Toronto.

The neighbourhood is divided north/south by the Canadian Pacific Railway's Lambton Yard, which runs parallel to and north of Dundas Street West. Access between the northern and southern sections is available only via Jane Street and Scarlett Road, and via the Humber River Recreational Trail (foot/bicycle only).

The area bounded by Royal York Road to the west, the rail line to the north, Scarlett Road to the east and Queen Anne's Road to the south was known as Village of Lambton Mills. It was settled in the 1840s. The name was linked to the mills (grist, saw mills, woolen mills) that operated along the Humber River from 1850 to 1915. Originally called Cooper's Mills (c. 1806) after William Cooper's Grist and Saw Mill, it was renamed in 1838 in honour of John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (High Commissioner and Governor General of British North America, who visited to the area.

Besides the mills, Lambton Mills had its own church, school, and post office. The only remnant of Lambton Mills is the Lambton House on Old Dundas Street West, open part-time as a museum.

The area east of Gooch Avenue was developed in the early 20th century as part of the expanding York Township, a suburb by then of Toronto proper. The area west of Gooch and south of Dundas (Warren Park) was developed starting in the 1950s, with the area only being fully developed by the 1970s. It had been market gardens.

Today, the area is primarily a residential area, made up of detached single-family dwellings. Apartment buildings exist along Dundas Street between the Humber and Gooch. A small number of storefronts are located along Dundas West west of Jane to Gooch Ave.

Warren Park Junior Public School is an English secular public elementary school operated by the Toronto District School Board. Located on Varsity Road, near the intersection of Scarlett Road and Dundas Street West, it was built in 1930.

Humbercrest Public School is an English secular public elementary school operated by the Toronto District School Board. Located on St. Mark's Rd., near the intersection of St. Mark's Road and Jane Street, it was built in 1916.

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