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Malvern is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The town is bordered by Paoli Pike on the south, Sugartown Road on the west, the Willistown Township on the east, and the East Whiteland Township on the north.
The Malvern ZIP code covers the Malvern Borough, and all or parts of East Whiteland, Charlestown, Willistown, East Goshen, East Pikeland, and Tredyffrin Townships.
Malvern Borough is between Paoli on the east, and Immaculata University and Exton on the west.
6.2 In the Malvern ZIP code Malvern is positioned at 40 2 4 N 75 30 52 W (40.034557, -75.514396). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the borough has a total region of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all of it land.
The region was originally settled by Welsh immigrants in the 17th century who bought territory from William Penn. Malvern is the site of the Paoli Massacre, which occurred September 20, 1777, amid the American Revolutionary War under the command of General Anthony Wayne of close-by Easttown.
In 1835, the East Whiteland Baptist Church moved to what is now its church and cemetery property, bounded by Channing, South Warren, and East First Avenues, and Roberts Lane.
Changing its name to the Willistown Baptist Church, this institution then became the First Baptist Church of Malvern in 1900.
Known for a long reconstructionas West Chester Intersection, the town's name was changed to Malvern in 1873 when the Pennsylvania Railroad straightened its tracks through the village.
Malvern Borough has a mix of residentiary styles and neighborhoods, retail and industrialized businesses, dedicated open land, and various civic, cultural, and theological organizations. Malvern was incorporated August 13, 1889, having separated from the northern portion of Willistown Township.
No official origin to the naming of the Borough of Malvern remains, although a several theories abound.
The most common suggestions are Malvern Hills in Worcester, Great Britain and Malvern Hill in Virginia.
As the Malvern in Pennsylvania is itself raised above the encircling communities, it is possible either locale in Britain or Virginia could have been the influence, but the truth is lost to history.
Given that the initial settlers were Welsh, Malvern is more likely titled after the British location.
In the borough the populace was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 37.0% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The Malvern Business and Professional Association promotes Malvern commerce and the unique character of the town. Siemens Healthcare, Ricoh Americas Corporation (formerly IKON Office Solutions), The Vanguard Group, Liberty Property Trust, The Center for Professional Innovation & Education Corporation (a global training provider), Cerner, Vishay Intertechnology, Certain - Teed, and American - Muscle are among the companies based in Malvern.
Fisher Feed and Amerigas were two former employers positioned on East King Street in the Planning Area #10 of the Malvern Borough Comprehensive Plan. This plan amends a zoning ordinance to furnish for redeveloping the territory once used by the two former employers.
The Malvern Patch, a small-town newspaper, stated that Kimberton Whole Foods will be opening its fifth locale in the East King Street area. The projected occupancy date for the East King Street region is late summer 2013 as stated to the developer. This evolution is unrelated to the mixed-use evolution in an region called "Uptown Worthington" which is actually part of East Whiteland. Administrative, police, and library building in Malvern, titled Mc - Guigan Hall Battle of Paoli, fought in Malvern, and is on the National Register of Historic Places Annual Memorial Day Parade, first held in 1869, tying Malvern's Parade with several the rest for the earliest Memorial Day parade Duffy's Cut, a stretch of barns line just outside Malvern Borough The Borough contains three private schools: Malvern Preparatory School, for 6 12th grades, and the Willistown Country Day School (Montessori), for K 6th and Villa Maria Academy.
Villa Maria Academy (Malvern, Pennsylvania) is a private, all girls Catholic college preliminary high school (grades 9 to 12) accredited by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Two establishments for college studies include Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies and Immaculata University, both inside the Malvern ZIP code.
Route 202 connecting it to King of Prussia and Philadelphia to the east and Exton and Lancaster to the west.
Malvern is served by train via the Malvern train station connecting it to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia via SEPTA.
American singer-songwriter Jim Croce, a Philadelphia native, attended Malvern Preparatory School for one year and is buried in Malvern at Haym Salomon Cemetery at 200 Moores Road.
A Century in Malvern, Malvern Historical Commission, 1989 "Malvern Borough Home Rule Charter".
"Malvern Business and Professional Association".
"Cerner expected to buy Siemens' Malvern buildings, gain community IT workers", Philadelphia Business Journal, Philadelphia, 07 August 2014.
"Borough of Malvern: East King Street Redevelopment".
"Malvern Parks & Recreation".
"Malvern Memorial Day Parade history".
Borough of Malvern Municipalities and communities of Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States Atglen Avondale Downingtown Elverson Honey Brook Kennett Square Malvern Modena Oxford Parkesburg Phoenixville South Coatesville Spring City West Chester West Grove Birmingham Caln Charlestown East Bradford East Brandywine East Caln East Coventry East Fallowfield East Goshen East Marlborough East Nantmeal East Nottingham East Pikeland East Vincent East Whiteland Easttown Elk Franklin Highland Honey Brook Kennett London Britain London Grove Londonderry Lower Oxford New Garden New London Newlin North Coventry Penn Pennsbury Pocopson Sadsbury Schuylkill South Coventry Thornbury Tredyffrin Upper Oxford Upper Uwchlan Uwchlan Valley Wallace Warwick West Bradford West Brandywine West Caln West Fallowfield West Goshen West Marlborough West Nantmeal West Nottingham West Pikeland West Sadsbury West Vincent West Whiteland Westtown Willistown
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Populated places established in 1873 - Boroughs in Chester County, Pennsylvania - 1889 establishments in Pennsylvania
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