CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


Board of Directors
Chester Valley Bancorp Inc.:


We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements Nos.
33-71736  and  333-42099  on Form S-8 and No.  33-72210  on Form S-3 of  Chester
Valley  Bancorp  Inc.  of our  report  dated  July  22,  1999,  relating  to the
consolidated  statements of financial  condition of Chester  Valley Bancorp Inc.
and  subsidiaries  as of June 30, 1999 and 1998,  and the  related  consolidated
statements of operations,  changes in stockholders'  equity,  and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 1999, which appears in
the June 30, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of Chester Valley Bancorp Inc.






/s/ KPMG LLP
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KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, PA
September 27, 1999