Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania
Population: 29,062
Located in Chester County Few townships in Pennsylvania are as rich in history as Tredyffrin Township, which is located at the easternmost edge of Chester County, Pennsylvania. In the center of the Township lies the rich and fertile Great Valley, beginning at Valley Forge and running west toward Coatesville. The Township had its beginning in 1682 when a group of Welsh Quakers went to William Penn in England and purchased, at a price of ten cents an acre, forty thousand acres of land in southeastern Pennsylvania. Penn promised the Quakers that here they could enjoy their customs and language in a little "barony" of their own. This land was originally known as the Welsh Tract and included within its boundaries parts of nine subsequent townships in four counties. Tredyffrin Township serves as the gateway to Chester County and is convenient and accessible to shopping and major transportation crossroads. It also has many train stations along the Main Line. Tredyffrin includes the following postal regions: Wayne, Strafford, Radnor, Valley Forge, Chesterbrook, Berwyn, Devon, and Malvern. Wayne is a community within the Main Line of Pennsylvania. It is in Radnor Township and extends into both Tredyffrin Township and Upper Merion Township. The center of the Wayne business district is the intersection of Lancaster Avenue and Wayne Avenue, its main street. The historic Wayne station is located one block north of this intersection. The Wayne business district also includes a post office, a cinema, a library, the Radnor Middle School, and several banks, stores, restaurants, and other commercial establishments. Other institutions and attractions in Wayne include the Valley Forge Military Academy (with a monument from the Battle of the Bulge located by the parade ground) and the headquarters of the Traffic Pulse traffic information service. Devon-Berwyn is a census-designated place that probably describes the densely populated area at the center of what the residents and the post office consider the two separate towns of Devon and Berwyn, in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 5,067. Devon and Berwyn are both part of Pennsylvania's Main Line. There is no governmental unit associated with either, and both are split between the governmental units of Tredyffrin Township (in the north) and Easttown Township (in the south). Tredyffrin has a well-known school system, ample parks and recreation, and well-trained emergency service responders. Tredyffrin Township has approximately 345 acres of parkland with 14 parks and 6 open space areas. Six parks are dedicated as permanent open space and serve as nature preserves protecting wildlife, stream corridors and other environmentally sensitive areas. Passive recreational activities such as nature exploration and walking are activities residents enjoy in these parks. The Township has kept a strong link to its past, and to its Welsh roots, but with over 29,000 residents, it is also firmly looking to the future. With so much on offer for people, is it any wonder that this area is growing as quickly as it is? Find homes for sale in Tredyffrin Township Pennsylvania
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