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- Hempfield was one of the seventeen original townships of Lancaster County established in 1729. At that time it consisted of the present East Hempfield, West Hempfield, and Manor Townships. The name Hempfield may have come from an early English place name, but it was also attributed to the large quantities of hemp raised in the area used to make rope and twine. In 1818, East Hempfield was ...www.easthempfield.org