Radnor
Settlement
The Radnor train station building
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Delaware
Township	Radnor
Elevation	433 ft (132 m)
Coordinates	40°02′46″N 75°21′36″W / 40.04611°N 75.36°W / 40.04611; -75.36
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	610
Location of Radnor in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Radnor is an unincorporated community in Radnor Township of Delaware County and Tredyffrin Township of Chester County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It lies near the communities of Villanova and St. Davids, and is served by the SEPTA R5 and 100 regional train lines.

Once a country retreat for Philadelphia's most prominent families, the community includes the estates of Woodcrest (now Cabrini College), Eltonwood (now part of Eastern University), Bolingbroke, Rock Rose, and The Woods.

Nearby places of worship include St. David's Episcopal Church, whose graveyard and buildings (begun in 1715) are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1][2]

[edit] Education

Radnor High School

The community is served by the Radnor Township School District.

The schools serving the community include:

• Radnor Elementary School
• Wayne Elementary School
• Ithan Elementary School
• Radnor Middle School
• Radnor High School

[edit] In fiction

Radnor is identified in the script as the setting for Philip Barry's play The Philadelphia Story.

[edit] References

Philadelphia portal

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