Place:Chalfont, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameChalfont
Alt namesBarndtsvillesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS42004401
Butlers Millsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS42004401
Whitehallvillesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS42004401
TypeBorough
Coordinates40.29°N 75.21°W
Located inBucks, Pennsylvania, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Chalfont is a borough with home rule status in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,009 at the 2010 census. The borough is served by SEPTA Regional Rail's Lansdale/Doylestown Line at Chalfont station.

Chalfont is named after Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire, England. Chalfont was the home of William Penn's first wife, and William Penn is buried at Jordans Quaker Meeting House near Chalfont St Giles.

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