neighborhood
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neigh ...
located within
Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill often refers to:
* Cherry Hill, New Jersey, a township in Camden County, New Jersey
* Cherry Hill, Prince William County, Virginia, a census-designated place
Cherry Hill may also refer to:
Places Canada
* Cherry Hill, Nova Scotia, a ...
U.S. state
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of
New Jersey
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. The area dates back to the 1950s and is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Cherry Hill. It was developed by Morris and Harold Sarshik.
Development
Originally a farming community, Woodcrest has a large amount of residential and commercial areas. Residential development began in 1955. Transportation includes several major roads in the area, including County Route 561 (Haddonfield-Berlin Road). Interstate 295 briefly runs through Woodcrest, having an interchange with County Route 561 and another at the
Woodcrest Station
Woodcrest station is an at-grade rapid transit station on the PATCO Speedline, operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. It is located in Woodcrest section of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, after which the station is named, near the intersectio ...
on the
PATCO Speedline
The PATCO Speedline, signed as the Lindenwold Line in Philadelphia and commonly referred to as the PATCO High Speed Line, is a rapid transit route operated by the Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO), connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ...
. Woodcrest Country Club is a private golf course located on County Route 544 (Evesham Road). Woodcrest Swim Club is a private
swim club
Swim or SWIM may refer to:
Movement and sport
* Swim, a fad dance
* Aquatic locomotion, the act of biologically propelled motion through a liquid medium
* Human swimming, the useful or recreational activity of movement through water
* Swimming ( ...
that opened in 1957. Woodcrest Elementary School was established the following year.