Newtown borough situated on a small branch of the Neshaminy, ten miles north-west of Bristol.
By an Act of Assembly, passed the 20th of March, 1724, became the county seat in place of Bristol, an
honour which it held until 1812, when the courts and public offices were removed to Doylestown, a more central location.
Newtown was one of the earliest settlements, the township from which it derives its name having been formed as early as 1686. The Presbyterian church was founded about 1734, and a new house rebuilt in 1769. While the American army were guarding the Delaware from Coryell's Ferry to Bristol, in 1776, General Washington had his headquarters at Newtown.
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Newtown Borough was erected into a borough from part of central southern
Newtown Township and incorporated under the Act of
Assembly of April 16, 1838. (Place Names of Bucks County)
