Bright

Bright is a crossroads village where they've been crafting cheese since the 1870s, surrounded by some of Oxford's prettiest rolling farmland. The village sits on the old line between Blandford and Blenheim townships, north-east of Woodstock. Bright Ball Diamond and Park at 51 John Street East has a lit softball diamond, a skateboard park, a playground and a canteen.

Bright grew up on both sides of the line between Blandford and Blenheim, two of the townships Governor Simcoe named in the 1790s. The two townships joined in 1975 to form Blandford-Blenheim. The children's author Bill Swan was born in Bright.

The census counts Bright with the farms around it, so these figures are estimates for the village. They come to about 140 homes, about four in five of them single detached houses and about one in eight mobile homes. Nearly half were built in 1960 or earlier and about a quarter between 1961 and 1980. About one in five were built between 1981 and 2000, and about one in ten in 2001 or later.

Oxford Roads 22 and 29 link Bright with Woodstock City Hall, about 24 km away by road, a drive of about 25 minutes. Plattsville is a short drive east.

Bright Ball Diamond and Park at 51 John Street East has a lit softball diamond for younger players, bleachers, a canteen, washrooms, a playground and a skate and bike park, open daily from dawn to dusk.

• Hickson Central Public School — JK to Grade 8. The public school for the village streets, on Loveys Street in Hickson.
• Plattsville and District Public School — JK to Grade 8. The public school for the farms east of the village, including Oxford Road 8, in Plattsville.
• Huron Park Secondary School — Grades 9 to 12. The public secondary school for Bright, on Cromwell Street in Woodstock.
• Roch Carrier French Immersion Public School — Grades 1 to 8 in French immersion. The public French immersion school for Bright, on Sloane Street in Woodstock.
• St. Michael's Catholic School and St. Patrick's Catholic School — JK to Grade 8. The Catholic elementary schools for Bright, on Devonshire Avenue and Parkinson Road in Woodstock.
• Holy Family French Immersion Catholic School — SK to Grade 8 in French immersion. The Catholic French immersion school for all of Oxford, on Oxford Street in Woodstock.
• St. Mary's Catholic High School — Grades 9 to 12. The Catholic secondary school for Bright, on Juliana Drive in Woodstock.
• Woodstock Collegiate Institute — Grades 9 to 12. Thames Valley's public French immersion secondary school, on Riddell Street in Woodstock.