Red Lion is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

located within Southampton Township in

Burlington County Burlington County is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The county is the largest by area in New Jersey. Its county seat is Mount Holly.

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, United States. Red Lion is home to the Red Lion Inn, a diner, and a few houses, all located near the

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, within the

New Jersey Pine Barrens The New Jersey Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands or simply the Pines, is the largest remaining example of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecosystem, stretching across more than seven counties of New Jersey. Two other large, contiguou ...

. The name, Red Lion, comes from a story about one of the original settlers, a man by the name of Parks, who battled a

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. The lion's coat turned red from its own blood. Mountain lion and black bear were common in the area before being hunted to extinction.

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Southampton Township, New Jersey Populated places in the Pine Barrens (New Jersey) Unincorporated communities in Burlington County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey {{BurlingtonCountyNJ-geo-stub