St. Davids is a primarily residential neighborhood located in the eastern part of

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. It is served by its own

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. St. Davids is home to the main campus of Eastern University, a four-year, liberal arts university affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. The community, on the Philadelphia Main Line, was named for St. Davids Church, an 18th-century church in the area that was in turn named for

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, the

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(the country of origin of many of the area's first European settlers).Historical Society of Delaware County. History of Old St. Davids's Church ; Radnor, in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, with a Complete Alphabetical List of Wardens and Vestrymen, and of the Interments in the Graveyard 1700-1906. Wayne, John C. Winston, 1907 The community's name is correctly spelled without an apostrophe. Located near Interstate 476 (the " Blue Route") and

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, St. Davids is about 15 miles from

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and has recently experienced a large growth spurt; however, it is still a quiet residential community which shares a ZIP code (19087) with the adjacent community of Wayne.

Notable people

* Henry Sayen (1883–1965), cricketer * Richard Helms (1913-2002), former Director of Central Intelligence

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* {{authority control Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania