Camden County · Gloucester Township
Gloucester Township
Gloucester Township is one of Camden County's largest municipalities, combining Blackwood, Glendora, Erial, Chews Landing and other communities with extensive recreation, Camden County College, Gloucester Premium Outlets, neighborhood commercial corridors and a broad local dining scene.
Gloucester Township at a glance
One township, several community names
Gloucester Township is a large Camden County municipality whose addresses often use community or postal names rather than “Gloucester Township.” Current township materials identify communities including Blackwood, Glendora, Chews Landing, Blenheim, Hilltop, Erial, Sicklerville and Lambs Terrace.
Start with local resources
Parks, recreation & outdoor space
The township recreation system ranges from neighborhood playgrounds and ballfields to larger community parks, a municipal pool, trails and dog-friendly recreation.
Township park on Chews Landing Road with a walking track, playground, basketball and community-event space.
Large park at Peter Cheeseman Road and Hickstown Road with track, sports facilities, playground and open-space amenities.
Chews Landing Road park with a dog park, playground and walking trail.
Blackwood-area lake and park on Hider Lane.
Little Gloucester Road athletic complex with soccer, baseball and softball fields.
Township pool complex with seasonal swimming and recreation programming.
Schools & higher education
District schools include Blackwood, Chews, Erial, Glendora, Gloucester Township, James W. Lilley, Loring-Flemming and Union Valley elementary schools, plus Ann A. Mullen, Charles W. Lewis and Glen Landing middle schools and preschool programming.
Highland Regional High School is in Blackwood and Timber Creek Regional High School is in Erial. Student assignment follows the regional district attendance map.
The main Blackwood Campus is at 200 College Drive and is one of Gloucester Township's major educational and employment centers.
History & community landmarks
The 1756 tavern house in Glendora is one of Gloucester Township's best-known historic sites and is preserved as a local history destination.
A long-established unincorporated community and census-designated place within Gloucester Township, centered along the Black Horse Pike.
The Route 42-area open-air outlet center is a major shopping and visitor destination with more than 90 current stores.
Community directory
Selected community institutions physically located in Gloucester Township.
701 Little Gloucester Road, Blackwood · 856-228-4331.
899 Little Gloucester Road, Blackwood · 856-228-0020.
401 Erial Road, Blackwood · 856-227-2209.
Non-denominational Christian congregation serving Erial and Gloucester Township · 856-346-0105.
240 Lower Landing Road, Blackwood · 856-228-7588.
Historic cemetery associated with Solomon Wesley United Methodist Church in the Davistown community.
Municipal essentials
1261 Chews Landing-Clementon Road, Laurel Springs, NJ 08021 · 856-228-4000.
15 S. Black Horse Pike, Blackwood, NJ 08012 · 856-228-0022.
856-228-4500. Call 911 for emergencies.
Explore Gloucester Township
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