Upper Makefield Township municipal offices are located at 1076 Eagle Road, Newtown PA 18940. Phone: 215‑969‑3340.
Neighborhoods
Upper makefield Township is consdiered as exurban. It lies about 35 miles northeast of downtown Philadelphia, depending on from where you measure. It’s beyond the dense suburban belt of Lower Bucks (like Bensalem, Middletown, or Lower Makefield/Yardley), which are firmly suburban. It borders New Jersey along the Delaware River, with rolling farmland, nearly 40% preserved open space, and large residential lots.
[†]History [†]
Upper Makefield Township of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was first settled in 1682. In that year, William Markham purchased the land from American Indians. "Makefield" is likely a corruption of Macclesfield or Maxfield, an English town from which several original land buyers hailed. The majority of original settlers were Quakers, though there were also Scotch-Irish Presbyterians.
On the evening of December 25, 1776, George Washington led American forces across the Delaware River, departing from Taylorsville (now called Washington Crossing) and arriving in Titusville, New Jersey. Washington's troops were headed for what became a decisive victory: The Battle of Trenton. This turning point in the American Revolution is memorialized at Washington Crossing Historic Park, located in Upper Makefield Township.
Throughout Upper Makefield Township, houses from the 18th and 19th centuries mix with more recent styles so that residents experience history every day, some even in their own homes. The Township's rich legacy inspires the residents to honor the past and to preserve the pristine lands that the original settlers knew in their time.
† www.uppermakefield.org/residents/history-of-upper-makefield/. accessed April 2025.
Nearby Towns: Lambertville City • Lower Makefield Twp • New Hope Boro • Newtown Boro • Newtown Twp • Northampton Twp • Solebury Twp • West Amwell Twp • Wrightstown Twp • Yardley Boro •