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1208:Faggs Manor
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608:Spring City
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1404:Springdell
1394:St. Peters
1359:Mendenhall
1329:Lewisville
1319:Landenberg
1314:Knauertown
1233:Hayesville
1178:Daylesford
1138:Cedarville
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1088:Unionville
1048:Nottingham
1023:Kenilworth
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816:Tredyffrin
801:Schuylkill
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761:New Garden
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618:West Grove
593:Parkesburg
344:References
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1258:Homeville
1238:Hephzibah
1203:Ercildoun
1078:Thorndale
1038:Lionville
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1008:Glenmoore
993:Eagleview
949:Cambridge
861:West Caln
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340:in 1978.
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578:Malvern
244:History
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1168:Cromby
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