Hammonds Plains lies at the neck of the Chebucto Peninsula

Chebucto Peninsula

The Chebucto Peninsula is a Canadian peninsula located in central Nova Scotia entirely within the Halifax Regional Municipality on the Atlantic coast....

 along a road that runs from Bedford

Bedford, Nova Scotia

Bedford is a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was an independent town from 1980-1996. Bedford lies on the northwestern end of Bedford Basin, an extension of the Halifax Harbour...

 to the Head of St. Margarets Bay within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

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The Hammonds Plains region is rich in small lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

s and is a dormitory area for Halifax. White Birch Hills has a [(beach access)]http://whitebirchhills.com/e107_files/downloads/Project%20Brief%20Lake%20Access.pdf which is unique for this area. Many homes lie on large un-serviced lots, except in the Kingswood subdivision

Subdivision (land)

Subdivision is the act of dividing land into pieces that are easier to sell or otherwise develop, usually via a plat. The former single piece as a whole is then known in the United States as a subdivision...

 where 90% of the units have municipal water service and along the Hammonds Plains Road itself where there are several small businesses involved in automobile repair, waste management, and other maintenance activities. The population grew rapidly in the 1990s, particularly in subdivisions at the western end of the Hammonds Plains Road. Halifax's water comes from Pockwock Lake

Pockwock Lake

Pockwock Lake is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.-References:*...

 which lies north of Hammonds Plains.

Residential subdivisions

• Blue Mountain Estates
• Kingswood
• Uplands Park
• Cedarwood
• Glen Arbour
• Highland Park
• White Hills
• Maplewood
• Pockwock
• Westwood Hills (Partly Tantallon)
• Haliburton Hills
• Voyaguer Lakes

Schools

Schools which service residents of Hammonds Plains include;

Servicing Kingswood and Blue Mountain Estates Subdivisions

• Kingswood Elementary School (Nova Scotia)
  Kingswood Elementary School (Nova Scotia)
  Kingswood Elementary School located in the Kingswood subdivision of Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia is a non-denominational English and French Immersion institution...
  
  
• Madeline Symonds Middle School
• Charles P. Allen High School
  Charles P. Allen High School
  Charles P. Allen High School, is a senior high school located in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada.-Sports teams:CPA has teams that participate in:*Football*Golf*Baseball*Soccer *Cross Country Running...
  
  , Bedford
  Bedford, Nova Scotia
  Bedford is a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was an independent town from 1980-1996. Bedford lies on the northwestern end of Bedford Basin, an extension of the Halifax Harbour...
  
  

Servicing Westwood Hills, Haliburton Hills

• Tantallon Elementary School
• Five Bridges Junior High School
• Sir John A. Macdonald High School
  Sir John A. Macdonald High School
  Sir John A. Macdonald High School is a Canadian high school serving the western suburbs of Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality -- namely the communities of Beechville, Lakeside, Timberlea and Tantallon. Sir John A's feeder schools are Five Bridges Junior High School and Ridgecliff Middle...
  
  

Servicing Glen Arbour, White Hills, Highland Park, Maplewood, Cedarwood

• Hammonds Plains Consolidated School
• Madeline Symonds Middle School
• Charles P. Allen High School
  Charles P. Allen High School
  Charles P. Allen High School, is a senior high school located in Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada.-Sports teams:CPA has teams that participate in:*Football*Golf*Baseball*Soccer *Cross Country Running...
  
  , Bedford
  Bedford, Nova Scotia
  Bedford is a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was an independent town from 1980-1996. Bedford lies on the northwestern end of Bedford Basin, an extension of the Halifax Harbour...
  
  

notable people from the area
Brad Merchant of the Boston Bruins