Hammonds Plains lies at the neck of the Chebucto Peninsula along a road that runs from Bedford to the Head of St. Margarets Bay within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia.
The Hammonds Plains region is rich in small lakes and is a dormitory area for Halifax. White Birch Hills has a [(beach access)][1] which is unique for this area. Many homes lie on large un-serviced lots, except in the Kingswood subdivision where 90% of the units have municipal water service and along the Hammonds Plains Road itself where there are several small businesses involved in automobile repair, waste management, and other maintenance activities. The population grew rapidly in the 1990s, particularly in subdivisions at the western end of the Hammonds Plains Road. Halifax's water comes from Pockwock Lake which lies north of Hammonds Plains.
Schools which service residents of Hammonds Plains include;
Servicing Kingswood and Blue Mountain Estates Subdivisions
Servicing Westwood Hills, Haliburton Hills
Servicing Glen Arbour, White Hills, Highland Park, Maplewood, Cedarwood
Notable people from the area include Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins .