Abbotsford
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Abbotsford may refer to a place in:
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States of America
Australia
- Abbotsford, New South WalesAbbotsford, New South WalesAbbotsford is a suburb in the Inner West region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Abbotsford is located 10 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay...
, a suburb of Sydney, Australia - Abbotsford, VictoriaAbbotsford, VictoriaAbbotsford is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Abbotsford had a population of 4,327....
, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia
Canada
- Abbotsford, British ColumbiaAbbotsford, British ColumbiaAbbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
, a city in Canada- Abbotsford (electoral district)Abbotsford (electoral district)Abbotsford is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.-Demographics:...
, an electoral district surrounding the Canadian city
- Abbotsford (electoral district)
New Zealand
- Abbotsford, New Zealand, a suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand
South Africa
- Abbotsford, GautengAbbotsford, GautengAbbotsford is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3. In the early 2000s prominent public figures Hazel Crane and Brett Kebble were murdered in the suburb....
, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa
United Kingdom
- Abbotsford, West SussexAbbotsford, West SussexAbbotsford is a settlement in West Sussex, England. Although once of a distinct identity, the name is now rarely used to describe the area and it would more likely be described as the outskirts of Burgess Hill. However, the name still exists in the form of a farm and on OS maps of the area...
, a village in West Sussex - Abbotsford HouseAbbotsford HouseAbbotsford is a historic house in the region of the Scottish Borders in the south of Scotland, near Melrose, on the south bank of the River Tweed. It was formerly the residence of historical novelist and poet, Walter Scott...
, home of Scottish novelist Sir Walter Scott, near Melrose, Scotland
United States of America
- Abbotsford, WisconsinAbbotsford, WisconsinAbbotsford is a city in Clark and Marathon counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,310 at the 2010 census...
, USA - Abbotsford (Boston, Massachusetts)Abbotsford (Boston, Massachusetts)Abbotsford, now the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, is a historic house at 300 Walnut Avenue in Boston. The museum is dedicated to black visual arts heritage worldwide, and presents historical and contemporary exhibitions in many media, including painting, sculpture,...
See also
- Abbotsford, CuddingtonAbbotsford, CuddingtonAbbotsford is a house on the east side of Warrington Road, Cuddington, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building....
, a house in CheshireCheshireCheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England - Abbotsford furniture, a neo-Gothic furniture made during the 1820s and 1830s and named after Sir Walter Scott's baronial house
- Abbotsford ware, a pottery produced by the KirkcaldyKirkcaldyKirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh...
Pottery in Fife in the late 19th. and early 20th. centuries - 1979 Abbotsford landslip1979 Abbotsford landslipOn 8 August 1979, a major landslip occurred in the Dunedin, New Zealand suburb of Abbotsford. It was the largest landslide in a built-up area in New Zealand's history, resulting in the destruction of 69 houses - around one sixth of the suburb - but no fatalities.-Geography:The suburb of Abbotsford...
, a major landslide which occurred in Abbotsford, New Zealand