West Sadsbury Municipal offices are located at 6400 North Moscow Road, Parkesburg, PA 19365.
Phone: 610‑857‑5969.
Beginnings
In old records this is sometimes written Sudbury, and it may have been named for Sudbury in the county of Suffolk, England. The name of Sadsbury occurs as early as June 1, 1708, in a deed for land, but the township wasn't organized till 1717. That part of the township lying in the Great Valley was taken up at an early date in right of purchases made in England, and that part north of the valley at a somewhat later period.
In Nov of 1728 it was ordered that the township be divided into 2 townships, called East and West Sadsbury, and that the Township of Fallowfield may be separated from Sadsbury and made into one entire township.
Upon the erection of Lancaster County in 1729, the line between the 2 divisions of the township was made to conform to the county line.
In 1813 the line between Sadsbury and West Caln, at its eastern end, was relocated and settled. In 1825, Sadsbury was reduced in size by the formation of Valley twp, previous to which it extended eastward to the Brandywine at Coatesville.
In 1867, the township was divided by decree of court into 2 election districts, the Limestone road being made the division line, and the places of voting fixed at Sadsburyville for the eastern division, and the 'Swan' for the westward division.
The Township was further reduced by the erection of the borough of Parkesburg, by act of Assembly in March of 1872, and by the erection of the borough of Atglen, 1875. The latter borough includes within its limits the former village of Pennington.
In 1878 the Township was divided and West Sadsbury erected, the boundary being the same that had separated the 2 election districts since 1867.
The early settlers were a mixture of Friends from England, and of Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. The Friends came first, and were followed by the Presbyterians. [1]
Nearby Towns: Atglen Boro • Christiana Boro • Highland Twp • Honey Brook Boro • Honey Brook Twp • Sadsbury Twp • Salisbury Twp • Valley Twp •