Mount Brydges is a village of approximately 1000 people in the municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc in Southwestern Ontario. It is located just west of London, Ontario, Canada. Strathroy-Caradoc is a municipality located just west of London, Ontario, Canada. ... Nickname: The Forest City City of London, Ontario, Canadas Location. ...

Mount Brydges was the capital of Caradoc Township prior to its amalgamation with the Town of Strathroy. Strathroy (2001 population 12,978) is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ...

A small commercial "downtown" features mostly local businesses and shops. The only educational institution in the village is Caradoc Central Public Elementary School.

Mount Brydges serves a primarily rural municipality. Local agriculture includes maize, tobacco and wheat. The soil composition of the region is largely sandy (a phenomenon referred to locally as the "Caradoc Sand Plains") as a result of deposits created on the bottom of the glacial Lake Whittlesey which covered the area approximately 13,000 years ago. Binomial name Zea mays L. Maize (Zea mays ssp. ... Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005 Tobacco (, L.) refers to a genus of broad-leafed plants of the nightshade family indigenous to North and South America, or to the dried and cured leaves of such plants. ... Species T. boeoticum T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ...

The name of the village is often incorrectly abbreviated as "Mt. Brydges", based on the assumption that "Mount" signifies "Mountain". In fact, the name was given because it is the highest point in Caradoc Township. A railway worker who had the last name "Brydges" contributed much to the township and so the town was renamed in his honour. Even the signs say Mt.Brydges so it is no longer incorrect.