The township was named for the hometown of early settler William Evans, whose family arrived in the area from Limerick, Ireland in 1698.

On July 27, 1994, a deadly tornado struck parts of Limerick Township, killing an infant and her parents.

The Limerick Nuclear Power Plant is located within its borders, along with Heritage Field Airport.

Limerick Township is 34 miles (55 km) northwest of Center City, Philadelphia.

[5] The climate is hot-summer humid continental and average monthly temperatures in the village of Limerick range from 30.3 °F in January to 74.8 °F in July.

It follows the Pottstown Expressway along a northwest-southeast alignment across the southwestern portion of the township, with three interchanges providing local access.

SEPTA provides Suburban Bus service to Limerick Township along Route 93, which runs between the Norristown Transportation Center in Norristown and Pottstown and serves the Philadelphia Premium Outlets in the township, and Route 139, which runs between the King of Prussia Transit Center at the King of Prussia mall and Limerick.

[12] The Philadelphia Premium Outlets, along with many other shopping centers have sprouted along with the growing population.