Sharpley is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States in the Brandywine Hundred. It is within ZIP Code Tabulation Area for 19803.[2]
Sharpley, Delaware | |
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Coordinates: 39°48′00″N 75°33′19″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | New Castle |
Elevation | 374 ft (114 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 302 |
GNIS feature ID | 217104[1] |
Sharpley is located west of U.S. Route 202, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) north of Wilmington[3] It lies between Rockland and Talleyville and adjacent to Woodbrook, Tavistock, and Edenridge.[4] Husbands Run and its tributary Willow Run rise in the neighborhood.
The name Sharpley is from a farmer in the area first recorded in 1691.[5]
Like neighboring Woodbrook, Edenridge, and Tavistock, Sharpley was developed by Woodlawn Trustees.[6][7][8][1] The process began in the 1950s and continued into the 1970s.[9]
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Alapocas, Woodbrook, Sharpley, Edenridge, and Tavistock all are Woodlawn residential developments. In these developments, Woodlawn sold building lots to individuals and builders who followed an approved subdivision plan which included provisions for sidewalks, trees, and other basic infrastructures (sewer, water, storm drains, street curbing and paving.) In conjunction with these developments, Woodlawn made land available, at less than market value, for community uses, thus benefiting such groups as the Brandywine YMCA, county library, post office, Pilot School, Jewish Community Center, and the Baptist, Methodist, Unitarian and Catholic churches.
Abstract:The Woodlawn Trustees Inc., a major landowner in suburban Wilmington, Delaware, began developing Woodbrook and Sharpley neighborhoods in the mid-1950s. This collection illustrates the process of creating suburban residential subdivision in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
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