Ambleside, Edmonton
Ambleside is a neighbourhood in southwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Ambleside | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
Ambleside Location of Ambleside in Edmonton | |
| Coordinates: 53.431°N 113.605°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant | NW/SW |
| Ward | pihêsiwin |
| Sector | Southwest |
| Area | Windermere |
| Government | |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Tim Cartmell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 683 m (2,241 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 2,328 |
| • Density | 703.3/km2 (1,822/sq mi) |
| • Change (2009–12) | 838.7% |
| • Dwellings | 1,358 |
It is bounded on the north by Anthony Henday Drive, on the south by Ellerslie Road, on the west by 170 Street SW/Terwillegar Drive, and on the east by 141 Street.
The origin of the name – borrowed from that of Ambleside in Cumbria, England – is Old Norse Á-mel-sǽtr = "river — sandbank — summer pasture".
The community is represented by the Greater Windermere Community League.
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