[3] The township was originally disputed territory between Pennsylvania and Maryland, which was resolved with the development of the Mason–Dixon line.

[3] Half of the current township formed part of the northern section of Susquehanna Manor, a large settlement tract as part of Maryland belonging to George Talbot, nephew of Lord Baltimore, which he later named New Connaught after the western province of Connacht in Ireland that courted Irish settlement into the area.

[6] At the 2010 census, the township was 86.0% non-Hispanic White, 3.1% Black or African American, 0.4% Asian, and 2.0% were two or more races.

[10] U.S. Route 1 is the most prominent highway serving East Nottingham Township.

It follows the Kennett-Oxford Bypass along a northeast-southwest alignment through the western portion of the township.

Finally, Pennsylvania Route 472 follows Hickory Hill Road along a northwest-southeast alignment through the northeastern portion of the township.