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Ridley Township was first settled by the Swedes in 1644 and then the Dutch in 1655. The area was known as "Amos land". In 1682, John Simcock from Ridley, Cheshire, England bought about 2,875 acres from William Penn and then named the area after his hometown. In 1687, Ridley was first recognized as a township and then it became a first class Township in 1906. |
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