Hilltown Township

Hilltown Township municipal offices are located at 13 West Creamery Road, Hilltown PA 18927; phone: 215-463-6000.

Around the time it was established (circa 1722) Welsh settlers suggested the new township be named "Aberyswith," after a town in South Wales. For several decades, the township bore its original name, Hilton. The current "Hilltown" is likely a corruption of the original name.

Among the earliest to call Hilltown home (around 1718) was the family of the Welsh minister Reverend William Thomas. In 1737 he founded the Baptist church, building the first structure of stone and logs with his own hands. This pioneer pastor served his congregation for 40 years.

The township is home to vestiges of six historically-significant villages: Blooming Glen, Fairhill, Hilltown, Leidytown, Louxs Corner, and Keystone Point.