Amesbury or Brookhaven-Amesbury is a neighbourhood in

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, Canada. The neighbourhood is located in northern Toronto in the former suburb of

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. It is part of federal and provincial electoral district York South—Weston, and Toronto electoral wards 11: York South—Weston (West) and 12: York South—Weston (East).

Character

Its borders are inexact. It is usually assumed to lie between

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on the north, Jane Street and the railway line adjacent to

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(which includes land west of Jane) on the west,

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on the east, and a

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right of way, which also marks the southern border of North York, on the south. The area west of Jane Street is known as Brookhaven. The City of Toronto's demographic page refers to that area as Brookhaven-Amesbury, but omits the area north of Lawrence Avenue, and includes the largely industrial area between Keele Street and the railway. This area had a 2006 population of 17,325.City of Toronto Demographics for Brookhaven-Amesbury
/ref> The majority of the housing available is still high rises (over 60%), and many are low-income rental units. Specifically for Census Tract 5350280.00, in 2006 there were more households with renters than owners; 1070 owners and 1750 renters. In the 2011 National Household Survey, Census Tract 5350280.00 reported 1080 household with owners and 1815 households with renters.

Demographics

The mother language spoken (other than

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) in this neighbourhood is an official language.

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is the most prevalent, then Portuguese,

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, and then,

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. The most spoken home language (other than

) is

, then Portuguese,

, and then,

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. Italian is the most largest ethnic origin succeeded by Portuguese, then Jamaican .

Education

Two

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s operate schools in Amesbury, the separate

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(TCDSB), and the

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(TDSB). Both TCDSB, and TDSB operate two public

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s in the neighbourhood. TCDSB operates Immaculate Conception Catholic School, and St. Bernard Catholic School; whereas TDSB operate Brookhaven Public School, and George Anderson Public School. Neither school board operate a

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in the neighbourhood, with secondary school students residing in Amesbury attending institutions in adjacent neighbourhoods. The French

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public secular school board,

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, and it separate counterpart,

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also offer schooling to applicable residents of Amesbury, although they do not operate a school in the neighbourhood. CSCM and CSV students attend schools situated in other neighbourhoods in Toronto.

Recreation

Several municipal parks are situated in Amesbury, including Amesbury Park, Harding Park, Redbank Greenbelt, Trethewey Parks, and Westview Greenbelt. A number of these parks and green spaces are situated near

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, and its valleys, which form a part of the

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. Municipal parks in the neighbourhood are managed by the

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. The division also operates a

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, Amesbury Community Centre. The Amesbury branch of the

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is also situated in Amesbury, on Lawrence Avenue.

References

External links

Toronto Neighbourhood Guide - Amesbury
{{authority control Neighbourhoods in Toronto North York