Bisected by the Egremont Road that was surveyed to link London with the Lake Huron shoreline in 1832, the township began to attract settlers including those helped by charitable organizations, such as Lord Sheffield's Petworth settlers, and retired soldiers from the British Army.

While agriculture remains a mainstay the township's location between the cities of London and Sarnia means that increasingly residents find work in these larger centres.

Starting in 2005 a group of volunteers actively worked to research and write a detailed history of the township and collect a substantial archive of historical materials.

Watford was first settled in 1851 at what was known as Brown's Corners, a stagecoach stop between the village of Warwick and Brooke Township.

[6] The township's current mayor is Todd Case, and its councillors are Jerry Westgate, Wayne Morris, Joe Manning and John Couwenberg.