Southampton Township
Historic Vincentown, rural roads, farm markets, established neighborhoods and the Route 70/206 crossroads give Southampton Township several distinct local centers.
Explore Southampton
Southampton combines the historic village of Vincentown with rural and suburban areas, including LeisureTowne and the Red Lion crossroads. The township’s commercial activity is concentrated around Vincentown and the Route 70, Route 206 and Route 38 corridors.
Government
Southampton Township Municipal Building
5 Retreat Road
Southampton, NJ 08088
609-859-2736
Community snapshot
- Vincentown Historic District
- Eagle Walk Hiking Trail
- Sally Stretch Keen Memorial Library
- Farm markets and roadside food stops
- Southampton Township Recreation Association
Schools & learning
Southampton Township Schools
School #1 — Grades K–2
26 Pleasant Street
School #2 — Grades 3–5
100 Miss Mabel Drive
School #3 — Grades 6–8
District office: 177 Main Street
609-859-2256
High school
Southampton students attend Seneca High School in the Lenape Regional High School District.
110 Carranza Road
Tabernacle, NJ 08088
609-268-4600
Library
Sally Stretch Keen Memorial Library
94 Main Street
Vincentown, NJ 08088
609-859-3598
The library is a contributing resource in the Vincentown Historic District.
History, parks & recreation
Vincentown Historic District
Historic Main, Mill and Church streets preserve a compact village landscape recognized on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. The district’s documented period of significance extends from 1790 to 1935.
Eagle Walk Hiking Trail
46 Mill Street
Southampton, NJ
A township-listed trail in the Vincentown area, convenient to the historic village and Rancocas Creek landscape.
Recreation
Southampton Township Recreation Association organizes local youth sports and community recreation. The township also maintains community, shade-tree and historic-preservation resources.
Places of worship
- Buddtown United Methodist Church
520 Ridge Road, Southampton Township, NJ 08088
609-859-1645 - First Baptist Church of Vincentown
39 Main Street, Vincentown, NJ 08088
609-859-8967 - Oak Grove Presbyterian Church
304 Philos Bridge Road, Vincentown, NJ 08088
609-859-2357 - Red Lion Faith Chapel
118 Red Lion Road, Southampton, NJ 08088
609-859-2211 - Trinity Episcopal Church
18 Mill Street, Vincentown, NJ 08088
609-859-2299 - Vincentown United Methodist Church
97 Main Street, Vincentown, NJ 08088
609-859-2161
Cemeteries & memorial history
Vincentown Baptist Cemetery is associated with First Baptist Church of Vincentown and the community’s nineteenth-century history. Historic records note the church acquired cemetery land in 1849 and later expanded it.
Funeral homes physically located outside Southampton Township are not listed as in-town businesses.
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