Carlingwood is a neighbourhood in

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in the west end of

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. The neighbourhood is roughly bounded on the north by Richmond Road, on the east by Sherbourne Road, on the south by

Carling Avenue Carling Avenue is a major east–west arterial road in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It runs from March Road in Kanata to Bronson Avenue in the Glebe. The road is named for John Carling, founder of Carling Brewery and Conservative M ...

and on the west by

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. This area corresponds to

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5050032.01, which had a population of 3,558 according to the

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. The Carlingwood Shopping Centre was built in 1956 at the corner of Carling and Woodroffe. The surrounding neighbourhood would be built later in the decade. Somserset Towers and the Saville Apartments (then known as Saville Terrace) were built in the early 1963, and Bromley Square was built in 1972. Carlingwood is home to two parks, Westwood and Woodroffe, the latter of which has a play structure, wading pool, and temporary hockey rink (in winter).

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is located nearby. It is also home of Woodroffe Avenue Public School, Our Lady of Fatima School and the

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Carlingwood Branch. Churches in Carlingwood include Our Lady of Fatima Catholic, Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin, Woodroffe United, St. Martin's Anglican, and Bromley Road Baptist. During the summer, Shouldice Berry Farms operates a stand at the corner of Byron and Woodroffe. Carlingwood is also the home to the soon-to-come Sherbourne station in the

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Line 1 West Extension, to come in 2027.

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51, 11, 85, and 87 pass through it or on a nearby major road.

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McKellar Park McKellar Park (also known as just McKellar) is a neighbourhood located in Bay Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is sometimes considered to be part of the greater Westboro area. It is bounded on the east by Denbury Avenue, on t ...

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Glabar Park Glabar Park is a neighbourhood in Bay Ward, in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the west by Woodroffe Avenue, north by Carling Avenue, south by The Queensway and on the east by Maitland Avenue. The population at the 201 ...

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