Chadds Ford

Chadds Ford is a township of 3,700 people on the western outskirts of in , . The Chadds Ford community was named after John Chadds, who began operating a ferry there in 1737.
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  • Type: Town with 3,640 residents
  • Description: township of Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: Birmingham Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania”, “Chad’s Ford”, “Chadd Ford”, “Chadds Ford Township”, “Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania”, “Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania”, “Chaddsford”, and “Chads Ford
  • Postal code: 19317

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brandywine Museum of Art and Christian C. Sanderson Museum.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a museum of regional and American art located on U.S. Route 1 in on the banks of the Brandywine Creek.

Museum
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The , or simply the Sanderson Museum, is a non-profit museum of local historical artifacts in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, located in the Chadds Ford Historic District.

Museum
The is an historic brick house located between Hamorton and in Pennsbury Township, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chadds Ford and Pocopson.

Village
is a census-designated place in and counties, , United States, comprising the unincorporated communities of and Knoll.

Village
is an unincorporated community in Township in , , United States. is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 926 and Road. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Chadds Ford.

Hamlet
straddles the and border in and . An unincorporated place name, it is traversed by several streams which drain to Beaver Run which itself empties into the Brandywine River. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Chadds Ford.

Chadds Ford

Latitude
39.872° or 39° 52′ 19″ north
Longitude
-75.5914° or 75° 35′ 29″ west
Population
3,640
Elevation
164 feet (50 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US CFR
Open location code
87F6VCC5+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12588766403
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4557084
Wiki­data ID
Q531303
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Chadds Ford” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Չադս Ֆորդ Թաունշիպ
  • Chinese: 查茲福
  • Chinese: 查茲福鎮
  • Czech: Chadds Ford Township
  • Dutch: Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
  • French: Chadd’s Ford
  • German: Chadds Ford Township
  • Hebrew: צ’אדס פורד
  • Hungarian: Chadds Ford Township
  • Irish: Chadds Ford
  • Italian: Chadds Ford
  • Japanese: チャッズ・フォード・タウンシップ
  • Luxembourgish: Chadds Ford Township
  • Slovak: Chadds Ford Township
  • Slovenian: Chadds Ford Township
  • Spanish: Municipio de Chadds Ford
  • Swedish: Chadds Ford Township
  • Ukrainian: Чаддс-Форд Тауншип
  • Ukrainian: Чеддс-Форд
  • Urdu: برمنگھم ٹاؤن شپ، ڈیلاویئر کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا
  • Urdu: برمنگھم ٹاؤن شپ
  • Vietnamese: Xã Chadds Ford, Quận Delaware, Pennsylvania
  • Vietnamese: Xã Chadds Ford
  • Welsh: Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania
  • Welsh: Chadds Ford Township
  • Chadds Ford Township

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