Williamsford, Ontario

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| subdivision_name2 = Grey

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| subdivision_name3 = Chatsworth

| established_title = Surveyed

| established_date = 1858

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| government_type = Unincorporated

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| postal_code = N0H 2V0

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Williamsford is a village on the North Saugeen River in Grey County, Ontario, Canada (Chatsworth Township). It has a general store, Pie Company, post office, bookstore{{cite web|title=Williamsford Bookstore|url=http://greatbooks.ca/}} and restaurant housed in a historic grain mill. A small dam controls the North Saugeen River. It has several churches, and a community cemetery. It is located on Highway 6 between Durham and Owen Sound.

The village of Williamsford was first surveyed in 1858 comprising 400 acres in preparation for a railway which was to run from Toronto to Owen Sound. Each township was to contribute $40,000 to its construction. The post office was built in 1847 and the general store was built in the late 1800s.{{cite book|last=Hubbert|first=Mildred|title=The Paths that Led to Holland, Vol 1|year=1983|publisher=The Historical Society of Holland Township|location=Canada|isbn=0-9691275-0-2}}