Cheyney, Pennsylvania
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Cheyney is an area located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It is home the home of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. The area and the University derive their name from George Cheyney's Farm which became the current campus of Cheyney University. George Cheyney's Farm and the surrounding area was part of the original land grant given to William Penn in 1681.
Cheyney stradles the border between Delaware County, Pennsylvania and Chester County, Pennsylvania. The townships which share this border are both named Thornbury, a Township which was bisected when Delaware County split from Chester County in 1789. Both Township Offices are located along Cheyney Road next to the University.
Also see Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania and Thornbury Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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