Abbottsfield, Edmonton

For other places with the same name, see Abbotsfield (disambiguation).

Abbottsfield is a neighbourhood in east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley. The neighbourhood is named for Abraham Abbott, a resident of the Town of Beverly and long time school custodian in the Beverly School District. While development of Abbottsfield didn't begin until nearly a decade after the amalgamation of Beverly with Edmonton in 1961, the neighbourhood is located in an area closely associated with Beverly. Beverly was a coal mining town, and one of the major Beverly coal mines was located in the Abbottsfield area.

Abbottsfield is bounded by the North Saskatchewan River valley on the east, 118 Avenue on the south, 34 Street on the west, and the Yellowhead Trail corridor on the north. Victoria Drive forms the boundary between the neighbourhood and river valley proper. Rundle Park is located in the river valley below Abbottsfield and the neighbourhood of Rundle Heights located immediately to the south.

Residential development

Almost two out of every three residential dwellings in the neighbourhood were built during the 1970s. The majority of dwellings are row houses (54%), followed by apartments in low rise apartment buildings (33%). Virtually all the remaining dwellings are duplexes, triplexes and quadruplexes. Single family dwellings are noticeably absent. Almost seven out of ten residences are rented, with all owner occupied residences being row houses.

Shopping and services

Abbottsfield Mall, a shopping centre, is located on the east edge of the neighbourhood on 118 Avenue.

Mining

The Town of Beverly was a coal mining town with over twenty mines operating in the area during the town's history. The following major mine was active in the area of Abbottsfield.

• Cloverbar Mine

Further reading

• Herzog, Lawrence, "Built on Coal, A History of Beverly, Edmonton's Working Class Town", Beverly Community Development Society, 2000, Edmonton, Alberta

External links

• Abbotsfield Neighbourhood Profile