Crebilly Farm
Crebilly Farm is a historic 308‑acre open space in Chester County, PA, preserved through a community‑led conservation effort.
It is a passive‑use public park featuring rolling fields, woodlands, streams, and Revolutionary War significance from the Battle of Brandywine.
Address: 501 W Street Rd, West Chester, PA 19382
Phone: (610) 399-5191
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Westtown Township Receives Funding Boost for Crebilly Farm Preservation Effort
Westtown Township was awarded $2 million from Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to acquire and preserve Crebilly Farm, one of the largest, historically significant…
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Westtown to Ensure Crebilly Farm — ‘This Pristine Corner of the Township’ — Remains Unspoiled for Generations
Natural Lands announced that the owners of Crebilly Farm have signed an agreement of sale that opens a path for the permanent protection of the…
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Westtown Township May Buy Almost Two-Thirds of Crebilly Farm
At a meeting tonight, April 4, Westtown Township officials will discuss the possibility of purchasing almost two-thirds of the 322-acre Crebilly Farm from the Robinson…
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Crebilly Farm Hits Market — Again — as Natural Lands’ Hunt for Preservation Funding Intensifies
Crebilly Farm in Westtown Township has been put on the market once again by the Robinson family, prompting Natural Lands to intensify its attempts to…
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What Does the Future Hold for Crebilly Farm? Property Owner Engages Nonprofit with Eye Toward Preservation
Natural Lands, the land conservation nonprofit, strongly intends to help preserve the historic 322 acres of Crebilly Farm in Westtown Township, writes Bill Rettew for…
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Open Space Advocates Take ‘Delicious Joy’ in Westtown’s Vote to Officially Nix Development of Crebilly Farm
Although the matter was moot since Toll Brothers no longer has a sale agreement with the Robinson family, owner of the 322-acre Crebilly Farm, the…
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Toll Brothers Propose Change to Planned Development at Crebilly Farm
Toll Brothers has proposed moving the location of its planned development at Crebilly Farm in Westtown Township, where it wants to build more than 300…
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Neighbors for Crebilly on Court’s Decision: ‘This Ends Sacrilegious Attempt to Defile a Hallowed Battlefield’
Toll Brothers suffered another setback in its attempt to develop Crebilly Farm, as the Commonwealth Court affirmed the decision rendered by a Common Pleas judge…
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As It Waits for Court’s Opinion on Its Appeal, Toll Brothers Submits New Crebilly Farm Plans
As Toll Brothers and Westtown Township wait to hear the Commonwealth Court’s opinion on the former’s appeal of the latter’s denial of a plan to…
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Westtown Residents Taking Their Fight to Pittsburgh to Preserve Historic Land at Crebilly Farm
After nearly two years of legal battles, residents of Westtown Township continue to fight to preserve Crebilly Farm from Toll Brothers, writes Vinny Vella for…
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‘Battle Venue’ Moved to Pittsburgh in the Case of Crebilly Farm
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court arguments on Toll Brothers’ appeal to build a 319-house subdivision at Crebilly Farm in Westtown Township have been moved to Pittsburgh, writes…
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The Saga Continues as Toll Brothers Files Appeal in Quest to Develop Part of Crebilly Farm
Toll Brothers has filed an appeal to the ruling earlier this month by a Court of Common Pleas judge that upheld the decision by Westtown…
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‘Massive Public Outcry Has Made a Difference’ as Court Upholds Decision on Crebilly Farm
Court of Common Pleas Judge Mark Tunnell upheld a decision by Westtown Township to deny Toll Brothers a conditional use application to build homes on…
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Toll Brothers Appeals Denial of Development on ‘Crown Jewel’ of Westtown
On Monday at the Chester County Justice Center, Toll Brothers presented its appeal of the denial to construct a housing development at the Crebilly Farm…
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Crebilly Farm Saga Continues as Toll Brothers Appeals Denial of Building Permit
The Crebilly Farm saga continued last week as Toll Brothers appealed the decision by Westtown Township to deny it a permit to develop more than…
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Westtown Township Supervisors Explain Denial of Toll Brothers’ Development Permit
The decision made in December by Westtown Township supervisors to deny Toll Brothers a permit to build 317 homes on Crebilly Farm came as a…
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Crebilly Farm Development Plans on Hold … for Now
The chances that Crebilly Farm will be preserved for future generations have improved significantly after Toll Brothers’ development plans were shut down by Westtown Township…
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Westtown Township Denies Toll Brothers a Building Permit for Crebilly Farm
Following a year of heated debate about Toll Brothers’ proposed development at Crebilly Farm, Westtown Township supervisors have unanimously voted to deny a building permit,…



























































