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'''Roxborough''' is a [[:Category:Where-Northwest_Philadelphia|Northwest Philadelphia]] neighborhood.
'''Roxborough''' is a [[:Category:Where-Northwest_Philadelphia|Northwest Philadelphia]] neighborhood, located above the Falls of the Schuylkill River, between the river and the Wissahickon Creek.
*'''Roxborough''' is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, located above the Falls of the Schuylkill River, between the river and the Wissahickon Creek, directly north and northwest of [[:Category:Where-Manayunk|Manayunk]].


The neighborhood was reportedly named after the Wissahickon Hermit Cave, which was referred to as "Rocks burrow" by the followers of religious mystic Johannes Kelpius. Over time, the spelling of the neighborhood's name was Anglicized and became "Roxborough".
The neighborhood was reportedly named after the Wissahickon Hermit Cave, which was referred to as "Rocks burrow" by the followers of religious mystic Johannes Kelpius. Over time, the spelling of the neighborhood's name was Anglicized and became "Roxborough".
==Adjoining Neighborhoods==
Roxborough is adjoins or intersects [[:Category:Where-Andorra|Andorra]] to the north. It is north and northwest of [[:Category:Where-Manayunk|Manayunk]].


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Roxborough is a Northwest Philadelphia neighborhood, located above the Falls of the Schuylkill River, between the river and the Wissahickon Creek.

The neighborhood was reportedly named after the Wissahickon Hermit Cave, which was referred to as "Rocks burrow" by the followers of religious mystic Johannes Kelpius. Over time, the spelling of the neighborhood's name was Anglicized and became "Roxborough".

Adjoining Neighborhoods

Roxborough is adjoins or intersects Andorra to the north. It is north and northwest of Manayunk.

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