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Manchester is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,798 at the 2020 census. [3] It is part of the York–Hanover metropolitan area.
Location in Manchester Township, Adams County and the state of Ohio. Coordinates: 38°41′05″N 83°36′53″W / 38.68472°N 83.61472°W / 38.68472; -83 Country
This is a list of towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania.There are currently 956 municipalities classified as boroughs and one classified as a town in Pennsylvania.Unlike other forms of municipalities in Pennsylvania, boroughs and towns are not classified according to population.
Located in the southwestern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships: Monroe Township - east; Sprigg Township - west; Lewis County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south. Most of the village of Manchester is located in southern Manchester Township along the Ohio River.
Manchester Township, deriving its name from the English Duke of Manchester, was laid out in 1742 by Thomas Cookson, a representative of the Lancaster County Courts, because at that time York County was a part of Lancaster County. In the entire township there were 300 inhabitants.
Manchester began as a village along the shore of the river, providing supplies and services to the surrounding farms. On November 2, 1843, by act of the Pennsylvania Assembly, the borough of Manchester was created out of the surrounding Ross Township. [5] By 1868 there was a well-used wharf in the borough that needed repair. [6]
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Pennsylvania Route 116 (PA 116) is an east–west route located Adams and York counties in southern Pennsylvania. The route begins at PA 16 in Carroll Valley in Adams County, heading northeast through rural areas and passing through Fairfield. PA 116 passes through the historic Civil War town of Gettysburg, where the Battle of Gettysburg was held.