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About Yeadon, PA

Yeadon is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It borders the city of Philadelphia. The population was 11,443 at the 2010 census. == Geography == Yeadon is located in eastern Delaware County at 39°55′58″N 75°15′6″W (39.932862, -75.251540). It is bordered on the south by the borough of Darby, on the northwest by the borough Lansdowne, on the west and north by Upper Darby Township, and on the east, across Cobbs Creek, by the city of Philadelphia, whose Center City lies 6 miles (10 km) to the east. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Yeadon has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all land. == History == Yeadon and its surrounding land were once part of New Sweden. Yeadon was then known as the Swedish settlement of Mölndal (founded in 1645). The borough of Yeadon took its name from Yeadon Manor, which takes its name from Yeadon, West Yorkshire, in England. == Notable people == George Ronald Christmas, Philadelphia-born Marine officer and Navy Cross / Purple Heart winner Rose Coyle, Miss America 1936; lived in Yeadon, buried in Holy Cross Cemetery John McDermott, first U.S.-born golfer to win the U.S. Open; lived in Yeadon, buried in Holy Cross Cemetery Tony Taylor, second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies and other teams in 1960s and 1970s Frank Tinney, Philadelphia-born vaudeville comedian buried in Holy Cross Cemetery == Education == William Penn School District serves Yeadon.