West Bradford Township was originally part of Bradford Township; organized in 1705. It was divided into East and West Bradford in 1731. Its boundaries changed in 1849 when a portion in the southeast was included in the formation of Pocopson Township. Bradford's earliest settlers were English Quakers, most having acquired by patent large tracts of land which subsequently were divided into farms of a hundred or more acres. Settlement initially occurred near the streams.The Township has eight structures and three historic districts - Marshallton, Trimbleville, and Northbrook on the National Register of Historic Places.