Ashwood is a suburb in

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, Australia, 14 km south east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the

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local government area. Ashwood recorded a population of 7,154 at the 2021 census. Ashwood was named after the suburbs of Burwood and Ashburton, because it is located between the two. It has the postcode of 3147, which it shares with the neighbouring suburb of Ashburton. Ashwood is bounded by Huntingdale Road to the east, the

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to the south,

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to the west and a wandering alignment to the north that approximately follows Carlyle Street, Zodiac Street,

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, Ashwood Drive, Montpellier Road and Arthur Street.

History

Until the early 1950s, when residential development commenced in the area,

formed the boundary of suburban development, with market gardens, poultry farms and unmade roads to the east. The new dwellings constructed at this time were typically double-fronted cream brick houses. By 1951 the population of Ashwood had risen to an estimated 1500 persons. The Post Office opened on 3 October 1949, but was known as Ashburton East until 1951. Jordanville Post Office in the suburb opened in 1953. Stocksville Post Office, on Cleveland Road, was open from 1955 until 1993.

Shopping centres

Ashwood shopping centre is a strip shopping centre located on Warrigal Road and includes a Woolworths supermarket to the south of High Street Road. A smaller shopping locale is located at the corner of High Street Road and Cleveland Road. The surrounding area is also known as Jordanville and Stocksville. The former supermarket (now a liquor shop) and residence is registered as a Heritage Place on the

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. The building was designed in 1952 by architect Robin Boyd, and built using the patented ''Ctesiphon'' construction method.

Parks

Ashwood Reserve on Gardiners Creek includes hockey facilities for the

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and the grounds for the Harlequin Rugby Club. A bicycle trail through this reserve links it to Gardiners Reserve to the north. Electra Reserve to the east includes a dog club, croquet facilities and a senior citizens hall. Salisbury Reserve to the south has a scout hall and play equipment.

Education

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is a government

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located on High Street Road. Adjoining the college is Parkhill Primary School, on Parkhill Drive which is a government-run

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. Ashwood School, located on Montpellier Road was established in 1976 and caters for students aged 5 to 18 years old with mild intellectual disabilities. Ashwood Memorial Kindergarten is located nearby on Arthur Street. Ashwood Central Pre School is located on Yooralla Street.

Former schools

Jordanville Technical College (opened 1954) and Ashwood State School (opened 1953), both located next to Ashwood High School (opened 1958 – now Ashwood College) were both closed and the land redeveloped as a housing estate.

Transport

The primary north–south roads are Warrigal Road and Huntingdale Road, while High Street Road is the primary east–west road. The nearest railway stations to Ashwood are Holmesglen to the west and Jordanville to the east, from the north western area of Ashwood the Ashburton railway station is the most readily accessible. Several bus routes connect the suburb to surrounding areas.

Sport

The suburb has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Southern Football League. Ashwood is home to the

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, a rugby union team competing in the

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premier division. Ashwood is also home to the

at the Ashwood Reserve Park, which competes in the Hockey Victoria competition.

References

External links

Map of Ashwood (street-directory.com.au)

Waverley Hockey Club – In Ashwood

Ashwood Sports Club

Ashwood Football Club
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