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The Lenni Lenape Indians were the earliest occupants of Upper Chichester. They erected several semi-permanent villages in the area tied to fishing and hunting cycles with some farming. The Upper Chichester area was claimed by New Sweden in 1643 and the Dutch in 1654, but both nations were primary interested in trading with the Lenni Lenape Indians.
Chichester (/ ˈ tʃ aɪ. tʃ ɛ s. t ər /), formerly New Chichester in reference to the English city, [1] is a region in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It includes the townships of Upper Chichester and Lower Chichester , and the boroughs of Marcus Hook , and Trainer .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 5.8 square miles (15.1 km 2), all land. [8] The township is covered by two ZIP codes: 19014 (Aston Post Office, which also covers parts of Upper Chichester and Bethel townships), and 19063 . Waterways in Aston include a portion of Marcus Hook Creek.
Boothwyn is located in southwestern Delaware County at (39.835115, -75.444507), [5] in the southern part of Upper Chichester Township. The CDP contains the unincorporated communities of Boothwyn (southern part of the CDP) and Gardendale (northern part).
Also by this time, an interchange was constructed with the new alignment of US 322 in Upper Chichester Township. PA 452 had previously intersected US 322 at an at-grade intersection with Concord Road (which carried US 322) in Aston Township. [6] During the 1960s, an interchange was built with the newly constructed I-95 in Upper Chichester ...
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The road enters Upper Chichester Township and reaches a partial cloverleaf interchange with Chichester Avenue near the community of Boothwyn. Past this interchange, the freeway passes near residential areas and comes to the partial cloverleaf interchange at PA 452 to the north of the borough of Marcus Hook.
The Chichester School District (CSD) is a suburban public school district located in southeastern Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses approximately 10 square miles (26 km 2 ), covering the Boroughs of Marcus Hook , Trainer , Lower Chichester Township , and Upper Chichester Township in Delaware County. [ 1 ]