Hood is a populated place situated in New Hope, a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...

Bucks County, Pennsylvania Bucks County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 646,538, making it the fourth-most populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Doylestown. The county is named after the Englis ...

, United States. It has an estimated elevation of above sea level and is located at the intersection of Mechanic Street and Sugan Road. Near the settlement are Aquetong Creek and

New Hope and Ivyland Railroad The New Hope Railroad , formerly and colloquially known as the New Hope and Ivyland Railroad, is a shortline and heritage railroad located in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Today, the railroad operates both steam and diesel powered locomotives and is ...

. The site features ruins of the Robert Heath Mills, a

grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist i ...

built in the early 1700s. The original name of this community was Springdale.

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Unincorporated communities in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{BucksCountyPA-geo-stub

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