Ingersoll, Ontario
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Ingersoll (2006 population 12,000) is a town in Oxford County on the Thames River in southwestern Ontario, Canada. The nearest city is Woodstock, Ontario, but is also close to Tillsonburg, Ontario, just on the other side of highway 401 along highway 19.
The town was founded by Thomas Ingersoll (Laura Secord’s father) as Oxford-on-the-Thames. The town was later renamed Ingersoll in his honour.
The area was well known for cheese production, and was home to the first such factory in Canada.
Heavy manufacturing is Ingersoll's largest industry, including manufacturers such as CAMI Automotive, a 50–50 joint-venture between Suzuki and General Motors of Canada Ltd.