Pleasantville is a community located in the Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville, Ontario

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It is a small hamlet

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 consisting of mainly farms, residential homes and horse ranches. Pleasantville was originally settled by Quakers from Pennsylvania

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 in the early nineteenth century.

Pleasantville is situated east of Highway 404 and can be accessed from Vivian Sideroad (Mulock Drive) by driving north on Woodbine Avenue

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