West Whiteland Township
The Brandywine Creek watershed defines the setting of West Whiteland Township — rolling, wooded ground is cut by smaller streams and crossed by the road corridors of suburban Chester County. The township includes much of Exton, a commercial and residential centre west of Philadelphia, where development gathers around major highways while mature woodland remains part of the streetscape. Chester County was one of Pennsylvania’s original counties, created in 1682 under William Penn. West Whiteland reflects the area’s shift from a largely agricultural county to a closely connected Philadelphia-area community, combining neighbourhoods, workplaces and retail districts across the low, undulating terrain of southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Few townships in Pennsylvania have a history as closely tied to the Welsh settlement of Chester County as West Whiteland Township. Set in the broad Chester Valley, it includes Exton, a major local centre along U.S. Route 30, while Valley Creek rises nearby before flowing east toward Valley Forge. The present township emerged when the original Whiteland Township was divided into East and West Whiteland in 1742, reflecting the area’s colonial settlement pattern. Exton station and the surrounding road network now link this suburban community with Philadelphia and the wider county. Explore further places of interest via webcams throughout Chester County.
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