Marshallton is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

census designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

, and federal historic district in West Bradford Township,

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, the CDP had a population of 500. It is one of three historic districts in West Bradford Township that are on the

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. The village is largely known for its historic buildings, some notable restaurants, and the nearby Highland Orchards.

History

The Marshallton Historic District encompasses 65 contributing buildings and three contributing sites. It includes the separately listed

Humphry Marshall House The Humphry Marshall House, also historically known as Marshall's Garden, Marshall's Arboretum, and the Botany Farm, is a historic property in Marshallton, Chester County, Pennsylvania, Marshallton, an unincorporated village in West Bradford T ...

, Marshalton Inn, and

Bradford Friends Meetinghouse 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. It was built in 1764–1765, and is a one-story, stone ...

. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1986.

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History of West Bradford and Marshallton
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