Haverford is an unincorporated community located partially in Haverford Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, but primarily in Lower Merion Township in Montomery County, about 10 miles west of Philadelphia. It borderss the residential portion of Haverford Township of Havertown, as well as the communities of Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne, Ardmore, and Wynnewood. Haverford's name is derived from the name of the town of Haverfordwest in Wales, UK. One translation of the word "Haverford" from the Welsh is "goat crossing." Today, Haverford is most notable for being the site of Haverford College and one of the United States' oldest country clubs, the Merion Cricket Club. The town is connected to central Philadelphia by the Septa R5 commuter rail system and Norristown high speed line.
