Ardrossan, Alberta
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Ardrossan is a hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in Alberta
Alberta
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, Canada
Canada
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within Strathcona County
Strathcona County, Alberta
Strathcona County is a specialized municipality in central Alberta, Canada between Edmonton and Elk Island National Park.It is located in Division No. 11 and is also part of the Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area. More than half of the population lives in Sherwood Park, a large community east of...
. It is located on Highway 824, approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Sherwood Park
Sherwood Park, Alberta
Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area. It is located adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary, generally south of Highway 16 , west of Highway 21 and north of Highway 630...
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Ardrossan has been identified as a growth hamlet and a concept plan has been approved that will see another 136 acre (0.55037296 km²) of land developed for residential purposes.
The facilities in the hamlet include a public school complex for students from kindergarten to senior high, a separate school for students from kindergarten
Kindergarten
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to junior high, and New Horizons School, a charter school
Charter school
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for gifted students from kindergarten to junior high. The junior/senior high school
High school
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also houses the Ardrossan Community Theatre and the sports fields surrounding the schools were recently redeveloped with new baseball diamonds, soccer fields
Association football pitch
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, football fields
American football
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and a tennis court
Tennis court
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Ardrossan lays directly to the east of Sherwood Park
Sherwood Park, Alberta
Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area. It is located adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary, generally south of Highway 16 , west of Highway 21 and north of Highway 630...
, and is just south of the Yellowhead Highway on Range Road 222. It can also be accessed by Township Road 530 coming out of Sherwood Park.