Broad Run

Broad Run is a stream in Chester County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. Broad Run is situated nearby to the hamlet Northbrook, as well as near Wawaset.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bradford Friends Meetinghouse and Worth–Jefferis Rural Historic District.

Bradford Friends Meetinghouse

Church

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Bradford Friends Meetinghouse, also known as Marshallton Meeting House, is a historic Quaker meeting house located at Marshallton in West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Worth–Jefferis Rural Historic District

Protected area

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The Worth–Jefferis Rural Historic District is a national historic district that is located in East Bradford Township and West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Carter–Worth House and Farm

House

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Carter–Worth House and Farm, also known as Armstrong Farm, Upper Plantation, Francis Worth Farm, and Tall Pine Farm, is a historic home and farm located in East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenape and Embreeville.

Lenape

Hamlet

Lenape is an unincorporated community in Pocopson Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Lenape is centered on the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 52 and Pocopson Road, west of the Brandywine Creek. Lenape is situated 3 miles southeast of Broad Run.

Embreeville

Hamlet

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Embreeville is a historical unincorporated community, little more than a rural stretch of road with a few businesses and homes, in Newlin Township, Pennsylvania, United States, on a bend of Brandywine Creek. Embreeville is situated 3 miles west of Broad Run.

Pocopson

Village

Pocopson is an unincorporated community in Pocopson Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Pocopson is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 926 and Pocopson Road. Pocopson is situated 3½ miles southeast of Broad Run.

Broad Run

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Chester County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.93233° or 39° 55′ 56″ north

Longitude

-75.67966° or 75° 40′ 47″ west

Elevation

190 feet (58 metres)

Open location code

87F6W8JC+W4

GeoNames ID

4556777

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