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Manchester Township, deriving its name from the English Duke of Manchester, was laid out in 1742 by Thomas Cookson, a representative of the Lancaster County Courts, because at that time York County was a part of Lancaster County.

In the entire township there were 300 inhabitants.

The first settlers were English Quakers, with German immigrants settling later and establishing it as an important agricultural community.