Ambleside, Edmonton
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Ambleside is a neighbourhood in southwest Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
.
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.
Bus service to Ambleside was established in October 2007 on Route 324 by the Edmonton Transit System
during peak hours only.
The main roadway into the neighbourhood is Windermere Boulevard. There is some residential development located just to the south of this roadway east of where it intersects Terwillegar Drive.
The origin of the name is Old Norse
Á-mel-sǽtr = "river — sandbank — summer pasture".
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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.
Bus service to Ambleside was established in October 2007 on Route 324 by the Edmonton Transit System
Edmonton Transit System
The Edmonton Transit System, also called ETS, is the public transit service owned and operated by the city of Edmonton, Alberta. It operates Edmonton's bus and light rail systems.-Service:...
during peak hours only.
The main roadway into the neighbourhood is Windermere Boulevard. There is some residential development located just to the south of this roadway east of where it intersects Terwillegar Drive.
The origin of the name is Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
Á-mel-sǽtr = "river — sandbank — summer pasture".