The new town, "Radnorville", later known as the community of "Ithan" after nearby Ithan Creek, grew around the meetinghouse. In 1717, the Welsh Friends erected a Quaker meetinghouse ( Radnor Friends Meetinghouse) near what is now the intersection of Conestoga Road and Sproul Road at the geographic center of the township.
The township was part of the Welsh Tract and was named for Radnorshire in Wales. These lands were sold to various purchasers and were mainly in the location of current Radnor Township. In 1681 Richard Davies purchased 5,000 acres from William Penn. 30 in front of the Anthony Wayne Theater and the AT&T tower in the background. Villanova University, Cabrini University, the Valley Forge Military Academy and College and Eastern University are all located within Radnor Township. Radnor Township lies along the Main Line, a collection of upper-middle class and upper-class Philadelphia suburbs. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 31,531. Davids, Strafford, Villanova and Wayne as well as areas with Bryn Mawr postal addresses (not within the Bryn Mawr census designated place) and Newtown Square. It contains the unincorporated communities of Garrett Hill, Rosemont, St. Radnor Township is an upper-class township with home rule status in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
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