Olde Kensington
Olde Kensington, also known as South Kensington, is a neighborhood located in North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. South Kensington is north of Northern Liberties, south of Norris Square, east of Ludlow, and west of Fishtown.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Olde Kensington, Philadelphia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bodine High School for International Affairs and National Shrine of Saint John Neumann.
Bodine High School for International Affairs
Historic building
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
William W. Bodine High School for International Affairs is a historic high school in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia.
National Shrine of Saint John Neumann
Church
Photo: Dgf32, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Shrine of St. John Neumann is a Catholic national shrine dedicated to John Neumann, the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia and the first American male to be canonized.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Church
Photo: Sensor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic cathedral located in the Poplar neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the seat for the Archeparchy of Philadelphia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ludlow and Northern Liberties.
Ludlow
Neighborhood
North Philadelphia East is a neighborhood that is located in the eastern central part of North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Northern Liberties
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Northern Liberties is a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is north of Center City along the Delaware River. Prior to its incorporation into Philadelphia in 1854, it was among the top 10 largest cities in the U.S. in every census from 1790 to 1840, and 11th in 1850.
Yorktown
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
North Philadelphia East is a neighborhood that is located in the eastern central part of North Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Olde Kensington
- Category: locality
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.969° or 39° 58′ 8″ northLongitude
-75.14323° or 75° 8′ 36″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87F6XV94+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 158487726OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Olde Kensington” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Olde Kensington”
- French: “Olde Kensington”
- Turkish: “Olde Kensington”
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