Kingsbridge, Ontario is a small rural community in southwestern Ontario. It is approximately 22 kilometers north of Goderich on the Bluewater Highway where it intersects with Kingsbridge Line. The area around Kingsbridge was settled in 1839 by Irish immigrants from County Kerry, Ireland. During the 1840s and 1850s many more Irish families, mostly from Kerry although some from Counties Clare, Cork, and Tipperary had settled in the vicinity. Kingsbridge was named for John King who had constructed a bridge in the area in the 1850s. The communities primary landmarks include St. Joseph's Church, the elementary school and the former St. Josephs convent.