Oldcastle, Ontario
| Oldcastle, Ontario | |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code span | N0R |
| Area code(s) | (519) |
Oldcastle is a small community of about 300-700 inhabitants located south of Windsor, Ontario Canada in the town of Tecumseh, Ontario. Roughly, the boundaries are as follows: North- Highway 3, East- the Chrysler Canada Greenway trail, South- County Rd. 8(Townline), West- Howard Ave. It is the starting point of the Chrysler Canada Greenway which is built on an old railway. It is home to Castle Beef, a favoured meat shop in the area. It is also home to the Ciociaro Club of Windsor, the largest Italian Club in Southwestern Ontario. The club sits on 71 acres (290,000 m2) of land bordered by North Talbot Road and Oldcastle Road, including several baseball diamonds, soccer fields, and is encircled by a one kilometre cycling track. One of the county's best turkey dinners is located at St. Stephen's Anglican Church usually occurring in November. Almost directly in the middle of the area, is an inter-section that experiences numerous vehicular accidents per year. It is also the hometown of retired Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Wellwood and his brother Eric who was a Philadelphia Flyers prospect.
Coordinates: 42°13′35″N 82°57′29″W / 42.2263°N 82.9581°W