Centreville, Delaware

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Centreville is an unincorporated town located in New Castle County, Delaware (DE), United States, North America.

Centreville is known primarily for being the location of Du Pont family estates, as well as several other wealthy business families from nearby Wilmington.

1 Geography
2 Area Attractions
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Centreville is located at 39°48′43″N 75°37′23″W / 39.81194, -75.62306 ( 39.8119000, -75.6230000)^[1] on the Pennsylvania state line, 5 mi/8 km NNW of Wilmington.

Elev. 387 ft/118 m.

[edit] Area Attractions

Brandywine Creek State Park is located just to the SE of the village center. Delaware Museum of Natural History and the Winterthur Museum and Grounds in Winterthur, Delaware are located just to the south of Centreville, on Delaware State Highway 52.

[edit] References

^ Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

Centreville, Delaware homepage

Coordinates: 39°48′43″N 75°37′23″W / 39.81194, -75.62306

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