BRAMPTON

city, regional municipality of Peel, southeastern Ontario, Can., on Etobicoke Creek, just west of Toronto. Brampton, originating about 1830, was named after the English birthplace of John Elliott, one of its founders. Industries include flower growing, tanning, lumbering, and the manufacture of automobiles, shoes, stationery, furniture, and optical goods. Inc. village, 1852; town, 1873; city, 1976. Pop. (1991) 234,445.