EXHIBIT 23


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
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The Board of Directors
Chester Valley Bancorp Inc.:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements Nos.
333-42099 and 333-54020 on Form S-8 of Chester Valley Bancorp Inc. of our report
dated July 23, 2003, relating to the consolidated statements of financial
condition of Chester Valley Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2003
and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in
stockholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2003, which report appears in the
June 30, 2003 Form 10-K of Chester Valley Bancorp Inc.




                                                   /s/ KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 05, 2003