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Encyclopedia > Belmont Greene
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Belmont Greene is a neighborhood development in Ashburn, Virginia located off of Belmont Ridge Road. The development is situated adjacent to Stone Bridge High School and Trailside Park, the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail also goes along the border of the development. The development consists of over 700 housing units and 65 acres of commercialy zoned land that will later be developed into a shopping center complete with a grocery store and a gas station. Currently as of June 2006 there is a small park with a field and playground and a small community pool that serves the needs of the Belmont Greene community. Ashburn, Virginia is an unincorporated area located in Loudoun County, Virginia, 30 miles west of Washington, D.C., and is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. ... Stone Bridge High School Stone Bridge High School is a public secondary school in Ashburn, Virginia. ... Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park or the Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail (sometimes abbreviated W&OD Trail or W&OD) is an unusually-shaped regional park in Virginia: it consists of a trail along the route of the former Washington and Old Dominion Railway. ...

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History

The imidiate area around the development consisted of woods that had possibly in previous years been used as farmland. The area also had Belmont Station for the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, located on what today is the present day junction of Belmont Ridge Road and the W&OD Trail. All vesitges of the station (little more than an overhead cover[1]) have long since vanished.


Community Features

Belmont Greene has many features for the benefit of its residents. Belmont Station Elementary School of Loudoun County Public Schools, is located in the development and serves the Ashburn Farm community. Construction (as of January 2007) has begun on a large parcel of land that will be used for commercial interests, including a McDonalds establishment, a gas staion, and a shopping center with a grocery store as its anchor. Many residents of Belmont Green have opposed this commercial construction, despite the plans being many years old, available to the public, and the land already being zoned 'commercial'. A new extension of Trailside Park includes a walking path that connects to the W&OD trail and a drainage pond. Location Ashburn, VA Phone Number (571) 252-1000 Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick School Board Chairman Robert F. DuPree, Jr. ... Ashburn Farm is a housing subdivision located in Ashburn, Virginia of Loudoun County, directly north of the Dulles Greenway. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants [1]. Although McDonalds did not invent the hamburger or fast food, its name has become nearly synonymous with both. ...


Location

Belmont Greene is located just off of Belmont Ridge Road (Virginia Secondary Route 659) which directly connects with State Route 7. The development borders Belmont Country Club as well as Trailside Park, with the W&OD trail cutting between them. Virginia State Highway 7 (also known simply as Route 7) is a major surface highway and busy commuter route in Northern Virginia. ...


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