Newtown Township, also commonly referred to as Newtown Square, is the oldest township in Delaware County. It is located approximately 15 miles west of center city Philadelphia. The population is around 16,000 and the township has a total area of 10.1 square miles. The bordering municipalities are: Easttown Township to the northwest, Radnor Township to the northeast, Marple Township to the east, Upper Providence Township to the south, Edgmont Township to the southwest and Willistown Township to the west.
William Penn laid out the "Townstead" plot three years prior to the township's incorporation in 1684. It was a central plot or square located at the intersection of Newtown Street and Goshen Roads, which was considered to be the township's center. The original settlers, being mostly Welshmen, were members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. From a few scattered dwellings and farms in the pre-Revolutionary days, Newtown Township has slowly emerged as a modern, high-level socio-economic suburban community.