Belmont Greene

Belmont Greene is a neighborhood development in Ashburn, Virginia located off Belmont Ridge Road about 35 miles west of Washington, DC. 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 commercially zoned land that is currently being developed into a shopping center complete with a grocery store, fast food restaurants and a bank. There are two playgrounds and a small community pool that serves the needs of the Belmont Greene community.

History

The immediate 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 [http://www.geocities.com/pem20165/] ) 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 April 2008) continues on a large parcel of land that will be used for commercial interests, including a McDonalds establishment, a bank, and a shopping center with a Bloom 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'. Plans now exist for a USPS facility to be constructed next to the commercial development. An extension of Trailside Park includes a walking path that connects to the W&OD trail and a drainage pond.

Location

Belmont Greene is located just off Belmont Ridge Road 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. Luck Stone quarry is also just across from the development on the other side of Belmont Ridge Road. Belmont Greene is also just a few miles away from historic Leesburg, VA.

References

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* cite web | title=Belmont Station Elementary School web page| work=informational page| url=http://cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us/belmontstation/site/default.asp
accessdate=January 11th | accessyear=2007
* [http://www.belmontgreene.org Belmont Greene Community Association Public Website]
* [http://klnb.com/search/detail.aspx?id=229&propType=&PropName=belmont%20green&County Village Center at Belmont Greene] community shopping center.
* [http://www.geocities.com/pem20165/ Washington & Old Dominion Railroad] A Photographic History (1847 to 1968)