St. Davids, Pennsylvania | |
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  St. Davids, Pennsylvania Location of St. Davids in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′27″N 75°22′43″W / 40.04083°N 75.37861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Township | Radnor |
| Elevation | 351 ft (107 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( EST) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 ( EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19087 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
St. Davids is a primarily residential neighborhood located in the eastern part of Wayne in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] It is served by its own train station. St. Davids is home to the main campus of Eastern University, a four-year, liberal arts university affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. [2]
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 St. David, the patron saint of Wales (the country of origin of many of the area's first European settlers). [3] The community's name is correctly spelled without an apostrophe.
Located near Interstate 476 (the " Blue Route") and Lancaster Avenue, St. Davids is approximately 15 miles from Philadelphia 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
Sources
- ^ "St. Davids, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Eastern University
- ^ 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
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Media related to
St. Davids, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |