Complex sentence: It was originally called Osgoode but was renamed to Metcalfe in 1877 in honour of Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe, Governor General of Canada from 1843 to 1846.
Split into simpler sentences: It was originally called Osgoode but was renamed to Metcalfe in 1877. The village took its name from Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe, Governor General of Canada from 1843 to 1846.