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Newtown Township, also referred to by the name of its post office of Newtown Square, [2] is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Prior to 1789, it was part of Chester County , along with the rest of Delaware County. [ 3 ]
Newtown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... There were 936 housing units at an average density of 1,701.0 per square mile (656.8/km 2).
[12] [13] On May 31, 2002, the US 1 freeway in Chester County between the Maryland border and Kennett Square was designated the John H. Ware III Memorial Highway in honor of John H. Ware III, a politician from Oxford that served in the Pennsylvania State Senate and U.S. House of Representatives and pushed for the construction of the US 1 ...
The Newtown Square Branch was a branch line of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) that diverged from the West Chester Branch in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, and ended in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Built as the Philadelphia & Delaware County Railroad in 1888, it was taken over by a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1894.
Newtown Township traces its roots back to William Penn, who purchased 5,000 acres (20 km 2) from the Lenape Indian tribe in 1683. He named this land "my New Township", which gradually evolved to Newtown Township. Newtown served as the County Seat of Bucks County from 1726 until 1813, when the Court was moved to Doylestown.
The Square Tavern, also known as the John West House, The Square, and the Newtown Square Tavern, is an historic, American tavern that is located Newtown Township, Pennsylvania. It was the boyhood home of painter Benjamin West , [ 2 ] known for his work depicting events of 18th century American history.
The route intersects many roads including U.S. Route 1 (US 1) north of Media, PA 3 in Newtown Square, US 30 in Paoli, and US 202 near Berwyn. The southernmost part of PA 252 was originally built as part of the Providence Road in 1684.
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