Originally referred to as Goosetown, Huntingdon Valley boasts some of the highest standards of living in the Greater Philadelphia area with 90% of the Township being single-dwelling homes and having one of the highest per capita incomes in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The area surrounding the original village was very rural up until the latter half of the 20th century. The Fetter's Mill Village Historic District is located in the valley through which the Pennypack Creek flows. The region saw early settlements and mills along the Pennypack Creek. The inn is believed to have held first lady, Martha Washington while George Washington was at Valley Forge. The Lady Washington Inn was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The village of Huntingdon Valley is located along Huntingdon Pike ( Pennsylvania Route 232). Huntingdon Valley is a village, as well as a suburban mailing address located in Lower Moreland Township, Upper Moreland Township and Abington Township all in Montgomery County, and in small sections of Upper Southampton Township and Lower Southampton Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, bordering the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia County.
