Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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For other Pennsylvania townships with similar names, see Moreland Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).
Moreland Township, is a defunct township that was located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1682 and named by William Penn after Nicholas More, a London physician.[1] In 1916 Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, in the middle of the township, separated for religious reasons.[2] The following year, the remainder of the township separated into Lower Moreland Township and Upper Moreland Township.[1]