Chalfont is a home rule municipality located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,009 at the 2010 census. Chalfont is named after Chalfont St Giles in Buckinghamshire, England. Chalfont was the home of William Penn's first wife, and William Penn is buried at Jordans Quaker Meeting House near Chalfont St Giles. The Chalfont Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and contains many American colonial and Victorian-style houses. Several of these are former residences which are currently occupied by businesses and are concentrated near the intersection of Butler Avenue and North Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 152) and extend along North Main Street. As you travel North through town, you will come across various hills, forests, and farmland. Located about two miles outside of the center of town is Lake Galena, a man-made lake that was once the location of a lead mine. This park, known as Peace Valley, provides the residents of Chalfont and surrounding towns a place to bicycle, jog, fish, canoe, and go sail boating. The center of town, as well as the Western and Eastern areas of town, are very residential and developed. There are many sidewalks throughout town to utilize as well. A train station in town provides a way around this traffic, with service to and from Philadelphia and surrounding areas.