Crum Lynne is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Delaware County

Delaware County, Pennsylvania

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, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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, United States

United States

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Geography

Crum Lynne is located at 39°52′20"N 75°19′41"W (39.872335, -75.327966). Its elevation in 62 feet (19 m).

Transportation

A station on the former Pennsylvania Railroad

Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

 Philadelphia - Baltimore line, now the Crum Lynne

Crum Lynne (SEPTA station)

Crum Lynne is a station on the SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line. Though the station sits along the Northeast Corridor, it is not served by any Amtrak intercity services. The station, located at West Chester Pike & West Ridley Avenue, Ridley Park, PA, includes a 14-space parking lot. Sheltered...

 SEPTA regional rail station, was named by Pennsylvania Railroad vice president after Crumlin, Wales

Wales

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, where his mother was born.

External links

• Crumlynne at Ridley Township History