Somerton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Somerton is a neighborhood located in the Far Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The neighborhood is generally bound by Red Lion Road to the south, Roosevelt Boulevard to the east, East County Line Road and Poquessing Creek to the north, and the Philadelphia County / Montgomery County line to the west. Somerton is adjacent to the Philadelphia neighborhoods of Bustleton, Normandy, and Byberry, the townships of Bensalem and Lower Southampton in Bucks County, and Lower Moreland Township in Montgomery County.
Londontown is a small section of Somerton between the train tracks on Southampton Road and Carter Road.
[edit] Famous people from Somerton
- Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's Hardball
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Neighborhoods of the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
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