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20 unusual facts about Woodbridge


Alexandria Dukes

With the construction of the larger and more professional G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium in nearby Woodbridge, Virginia, the Dukes were reborn as the Prince William Pirates, who are now the Potomac Nationals.

Andrew Dykstra

Dykstra grew up in Woodbridge, Virginia, attended Osbourn Park High School, and played college soccer at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2004 to 2008, redshirting in his first year.

Antonio Commisso

After living as a fugitive in Canada for more than a year, Commisso was arrested at his residence in Woodbridge, Ontario, on an extradition warrant issued in Canada at the request of the Italian government.

Brownsville, Ontario

an early settlement of Woodbridge, Ontario, founded between 1802-1837, now subsumed by Woodbridge

Bruce Nelson Stratton

Dr. Bruce worked at WXRA in Woodbridge, Virginia; the first FM country Station in the United States where he worked side-by-side with famous fiddle player Scotty Stoneman of the Stoneman Family and Country Disc Jockey Hall of Fame member "Cousin Ray".

Camargue horse

In England, the only breeding herd is at Valley Farm, in Wickham Market, near Woodbridge, Suffolk.

Carlford Hundred

The southern part of the hundred running from the bounds of Ipswich to Woodbridge and the River Deben has generally a light sandy soil, whereas in its northern parts a rich loam prevails.

Council Nedd II

Nedd serves as the director of the Ecumenical Institute for Health Policy Research at Valley Forge Christian College, Woodbridge, Virginia Campus, and is a fellow in canon law and liturgics at St. Alcuin House, an unaccredited graduate theological school where he completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree in religion.

Dean Jewett Locke

He purchased railroad cars and the constant competition with other nearby towns, such as Woodbridge and Lodi, drove him to purchase a steam boat in an attempt to make Lockeford an inland port.

First selectman

Some towns, such as Woodbridge, elect their first selectmen to be the chief administrative officer of the town even though the position is technically part-time.

Loes Hundred

The town and port of Woodbridge fell within the hundred but was detached from the main part by about three miles (5 km).

Meyers Leonard

Leonard's early life in Woodbridge, Virginia, a small town 20 miles south of Washington D.C. , was largely defined by family tragedy.

Mrs. Munger's Class

Mrs. Munger turned out to be Mrs. Kathleen Foresman, who had been a teacher at Woodbridge Middle School in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Woodbridge, Virginia, in 1975 when her picture and those of her 6th grade students were taken for a page in a yearbook.

Paul Mulvey

He then served as the head coach of the Virginia Statesmen of the Eastern Elite Amateur Hockey League and also coached Tier II hockey for the Prince William Panthers Hockey Club in Woodbridge, Virginia.

RAF Woodbridge

Royal Air Force Station Woodbridge, (now known as Woodbridge Airfield, MoD Woodbridge and Rock Barracks, informally RAF Woodbridge), situated to the east of Woodbridge in the county of Suffolk, England, is currently the home of the 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) of the British Army.

Richard Deodatus Poulett-Harris

He died at Woodbridge, Tasmania, on 23 December 1899, and was survived by his wife, and of his first marriage: Georgiana (see above); Katharine (1847–1940); Charlotte Maria (1850–1941); Annie Louisa (1853–1922), and Lovell Andrews (1856–1929); and of his second marriage: Eleanor Mary (1865–1931), Henry Vere (1866–1933), Anna May (1869–1953), and Louisa Violet (b. 1873).

William A. Pailes

He was an HC-130 pilot in Air Force Rescue from December 1975 to July 1980 in McClellan Air Force Base, California and Royal Air Force Base, Woodbridge, England.

Woodbridge, Connecticut

Maury Yeston, Tony Award-winning Broadway composer and lyricist.

Woodbridge, Detroit

Kenneth Cockrel, Jr. - Detroit City Council member, former mayor of Detroit and City Council President

Sixto Rodriguez ("Rodriguez") - Folk musician and subject of Academy Award winning movie Searching for Sugar Man


1996 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles

Woodbridge and Woodforde won in the final 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) against Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien.

Benjamin Woodbridge

He was the son of John Woodbridge (1582–1637), rector of Stanton Fitzwarren, Wiltshire, and his wife Sarah (1593–1663), daughter of Robert Parker.

Charles Woodbridge

Woodbridge was born in Chinkiang, China on January 24, 1902, to Presbyterian missionaries Samuel I Woodbridge and Jeanie Wilson Woodrow.

Claude Morley

Claude Morley (22 June 1874 Astley Bank, Blackheath-13 November, 1951 Monk Soham House, Monk Soham Woodbridge, Suffolk) was an English antiquary and entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera and Diptera.

Dictum of Kenilworth

Maddicott, J.R. (1986), "Edward I and the lessons of baronial reform: local government, 1258-80", in P.R. Coss and S.D. Lloyd (eds.) Thirteenth Century England I, Woodbridge: Boydell.

Knowles, C.H. (1986), "Provision for the families of the Montfortians disinherited after the Battle of Evesham", in P.R. Coss and S.D. Lloyd (eds.) Thirteenth Century England I, Woodbridge: Boydell.

Fátima, Buenos Aires

This industrial park is home to some of the largest companies in the world such as Bayer, Unilever, Johnson Matthey, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Lola & Mora and Woodbridge.

George Woodbridge

When Bhob Stewart edited the Mad Style Guide in 1994, he gave Woodbridge the assignment of drawing the Mad Zeppelin from three different angles as a detailed guide for any company that might one day market a miniature model of the airship.

Kipling Avenue

It is believed (but unproven) that the street was named in honour of Rudyard Kipling, author of such works as The Jungle Book and the Just So Stories, in preparation for a planned visit to Woodbridge in 1907.

Marco Terminesi

Terminesi attended Holy Cross Catholic Academy, and played club soccer for Woodbridge Soccer Club, guiding them to the 1994 and 2000 Robbie International Championship, the 2002 Ontario Cup Championship and the 2003 Showcase Championship.

Nathaniel Clarke Wallace

Born in Woodbridge, Ontario, the third son of the Nathanael Wallace and Ann Wallace, natives of County Sligo, Ireland, who came to Canada in 1834 and 1833 respectively.

Nick Woodbridge

The British team challenged his inclusion, taking their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and when Parygin was withdrawn his place at the Games went to Woodbridge who was the highest-ranked pentathlete not previously qualified.

Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League

Forest Park/C.D. Hylton Bruins/Bulldogs

RAF Fairford

In 1948 the Americans occupied RAF stations including Fairford, Brize Norton, Burtonwood, Greenham Common, Mildenhall, Lakenheath and Woodbridge to build up a deterrent in Europe against the Soviets.

RAF Woodbridge

No Aphrodite mission was ever flown from Woodbridge because, after one aborted attempt, the unit moved up to RAF Fersfield, near Diss, Norfolk.

San Diego Creek bicycle path

It is the major bicycle backbone of Irvine and connects major points such as Newport Beach, University of California, Irvine, Boomers, Colonel Bill Barber Park, Irvine Civic Center, The Crossroads Shopping Center, Woodbridge High School, Woodbridge Community Park, Atria Senior Residential Area, Windrow Community Park, Irvine Medical Complex, and ultimately, Irvine Spectrum Center.

St Matthew's Church, Guildford

It was a small octagonal mud-brick church, hastily built on land donated by Governor James Stirling on his Woodbridge estate, next to where Guildford Grammar School now stands.

Virginia State Route 123

SR 123 is a partial circumferential highway in Northern Virginia that connects Woodbridge in eastern Prince William County with the independent city of Fairfax and the Fairfax County communities of Vienna, Tysons Corner, and McLean, the last the home of the National Counterterrorism Center and the Central Intelligence Agency.

Wilda Diaz

Diaz then supported Perth Amboy resident Mathias "Eddie" Rodriguez, who retired as a state superior court judge, for the Assembly seat, but he was defeated by Craig Coughlin, who had the support of Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac.

William Woodbridge

Woodbridge became Michigan Territory's first Delegate, serving in the 16th Congress from March 4, 1819, to his resignation on August 9, 1820 due to illness in his family.

WMAL

WMAL-FM, a radio station (105.9 FM) licensed to Woodbridge, Virginia, United States

York Centre

The new riding consisted initially of the part of the township of North York west of Yonge Street, the part of the township of Vaughan south of Highway Number 7, and the town of Woodbridge.