Cheltemham Township is located in Montgomery County adjacent to the northwestern border of Phildelphia. It contains the communities of Elkins Park, Cheltenham, Melrose Park, Wyncote, Cheltenham Village and Glenside. Cheltenham was established in 1682 by 15 Quakers from Cheltenham, England, including Richard Wall and Toby Leech, who purchased 4,070 acres of land from William Penn.

The La Mott section of the township was the site of Camp William Penn, the training grounds of the first African-American troops ever enlisted into the United States Army during the American Civil War. These soldiers were at General Lee's surrender, helped hunt down John Wilkes Booth and were the only African-American soldiers to carry President Lincoln's casket.

EDUCATION: The Cheltenham School District is one of the top ranked school districts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. There are seven public schools and a number of private schools. Public schools include; Cheltenham Elementary School (k-4), Myers Elementary School (k-4), Glenside Elementary School (k-4), Wyncote Elementary School (k-4), Elkins Park School (5-6), Cedarbrook Middle School (7-8), and Cheltenham High School (9-12). The largest priviate high school in Cheltenham Township is Bishop McDevitt High School (9-12), which is under the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Elkins Park is the home of Tyler School of Art, a visual arts school that is part of Temple University. Cheltenham is also home to Arcadia University (formerly known as Beaver College) as well as Gratz College.

There are many famous current and former residents including, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bill Cosby, Lucretia Mott, John Wanamaker, Ezra Pound, and Reggie Jackson.

You will find excellent public transportation, fine restaurants, convenient shopping, libraries, and many cultural opportunities here.