Newtonbrook, Ontario, Canada, now a Toronto neighbourhood, was a town at the north end of the City of Toronto, between the east and west branches of the Don Valley River .

First settled in the early 1800s, Newtonbrook's early industries included saw and grist mills on the east and west branches of the Don Riber.

The town's Newton Brook Wesleyan Church was named after Reverend Robert Newton.

In 1847, Lieutenant Colonel William S. Durie of the Queens Own Rifles subdivided part of his Newtonbrook property. The resulting subdivision is now Drewry Avenue.

In the 1950s, Newtonbrook was subdivided for a massive residential development. Most of the town's landmarks were removed, except for the Newtonbrook Schoolhouse and the Newtonbrook General Store. Just one house from the original Drewry Avenue subdivision remains.

Lester Bowles Pearson, former Prime Minister of Canada and Nobel Peace Prize winner, grew up in Newtonbrook. His father was the local Methodist minister and Lester was born in the parsonage.

Sources

• Newtonbrook History
• Newtonbook history and map
• Newtonbrook United Church