Lansdowne is a

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and

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located near Leesburg,

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. The population as of the

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was 11,253. It is north of

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and south of the

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. Before the Revolutionary War, the

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established Coton Manor here. A section of the

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runs through Lansdowne. It is the home of Inova Loudoun Hospital, the

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, Lansdowne Resort,

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, and Lansdowne Woods of Virginia, a gated, age-restricted community. Lansdowne is part of the

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Geography

Lansdowne is in eastern

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, northwest of downtown

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, and southeast of Leesburg, the Loudoun

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. It is bordered to the south, across Route 7, by Belmont and

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, while to the northeast, across the Potomac River, it is bordered by

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. According to the

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, the Lansdowne CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.98%, are water. Goose Creek flows northward through the northwestern part of the CDP, entering the Potomac River at the northern edge of the community, between the River Creek golf course community to the north and Elizabeth Mills Riverfront Park to the south.

Homeowners' associations

There are three principal residential homeowners' associations in Lansdowne. The largest is the Lansdowne on the Potomac HOA, which represents over 2,200 homes in the Lansdowne area, adjoining the Potomac Station community to the west along Riverside Parkway. The second is Lansdowne Woods of Virginia, a HOA consisting of five condominium associations totaling 1,057 homes. The third is Lansdowne Village Greens (The Homes Lansdowne Town Center), which represents over 500 homes surrounding the Lansdowne Town Center area between Riverside Parkway on the north, Route 7 on the south, Belmont Ridge Road on the west and the Lansdowne Country Club Golf Course on the east.

Education

Students in Lansdowne are served by

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. Children who live in the western area of Lansdowne attend elementary school at Seldens Landing Elementary School in Lansdowne. Children who live in the eastern area of Lansdowne attend elementary school at Steuart W. Weller Elementary School in Ashburn. Middle school students attend Belmont Ridge Middle School in Lansdowne. High school students attend Riverside High School, also located in Lansdowne. In the past, students have attended Tuscarora High School (2010-2015), Stone Bridge High School (2002-2010), Eagle Ridge Middle School (2002-2003), and Belmont Station Elementary School (2008-2013).

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Homeowners associations:
Lansdowne on the PotomacLansdowne Woods of VirginiaLansdowne Village Greens
{{authority control Census-designated places in Loudoun County, Virginia Census-designated places in Virginia Washington metropolitan area

Geography

Homeowners' associations

Education

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