Hello, Welcome to Beautiful Chadds Ford, PA. Here you will find some brief info on the History of Chadds Ford as well as some beautiful pictures I have taken of the area since i lived here in 1997.

This is my home, a beautiful area nestled outside of Phila. I love it here and plan on staying for quite some time.

Hopefully we will be able to preserve as much of our cherished open space for many years to come so our children and grandchildren can continue to enjoy this wonderful place we call home. "OR" as some like to call it "Gods Country".

This site is owned and operated by ME - This site is not affiliated with any twp/gov site in anyway.

BRANDYWINE, BATTLE OF THE [Brandywine, battle of the] in the American Revolution, fought Sept. 11, 1777, along Brandywine Creek. The creek, formed by two small branches in SE Pennsylvania, flows southeast to join, near Wilmington, Del., the Christina River, which empties into the Delaware. The British under Sir William Howe were advancing on Philadelphia from Elkton, Md., and General Washington, realizing that they would cross the stream, placed most of his army at Chadds Ford. Howe sent General Wilhelm Knyphausen to feint an attack at Chadds Ford, while he himself, with General Cornwallis, struck the American right flank, where Gen. John Sullivan could not check the attack. Washington ordered a retreat to Chester, Pa. The British continued their advance and took Philadelphia (Sept. 27, 1777).

Bibliography: See H. S. Canby, The Brandywine (1941).

TOWNSHIP FACTS

Area- 8.7 square miles

Population- 2,057 (1980 Census) - 3,118 (1990 Census)

Distance to center city Philadelphia is 28 miles or 55 minutes

No public transportation is available

Chadds Ford is 95% residential and 5% business

Parks in the municipality: Brandywine Battlefield State Park

160 to 480 feet above sea level

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District 347-0970

School Closing Number - Name will be used