Acton also has excellent schools, first-class recreation facilities (including some great golf courses in the area!) and a network of outdoor trails for hiking, jogging, cycling and more. Imagine having all of that, and still being in close proximity to Markham, York Region, Toronto and elsewhere in the GTA. Stouffville is the primary urban area within the town of Acton in York Region, Ontario, Canada. It is situated within the Greater Toronto Area and the inner ring of the Golden Horseshoe. On January 1, 1971, Whitchurch Township and the Village of Stouffville were merged to create the Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville; the combined population was 11,487. Stouffville (formerly Acton) is one of the fastest-growing communities in the region, known for its vast greenbelt, historic charm, friendly atmosphere, and urban amenities. Despite lying in north Shropshire, Whitchurch is widely regarded as the home of Cheshire cheese. Whitchurch’s famous sons and daughters include composer Edward German, Sir John Talbot (who gets a mention in Shakespeare’s Henry IV part 1), and Victorian Illustrator Randolph Caldecott. Homes in Stouffville spend an average of 24 days on the market and have a selling to listing price ratio of 104 percent. With a thriving economy, a great real estate market and a wonderful quality of life, investors who choose to buy in Stouffville enjoy many benefits. In 2003, a large 16th-century ancestral Huron village was discovered in Stouffville during land development; approximately 2000 people once inhabited the site (Mantle Site), from 1578 to 1623. A palisade protected more than 70 longhouses, and tens of thousands of artifacts were excavated here. Instead of giving it another go, the town council decided to put out an RFP (request for proposal) to have someone run the market and move it to the old Care and Share site at 6240 Main St. Enter Stouffville resident Susan Tucker who decided to step up and run the new market.