Improvement Branch
Improvement Branch is a stream in Kent County, Delaware. Improvement Branch is situated nearby to the locality Colony West, as well as near the hamlet Lynch Heights.Places of Interest
Highlights include Parson Thorne Mansion and Christ Church.
Parson Thorne Mansion
Park
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Parson Thorne Mansion, also known as Silver Hill, is a historic mansion located at Milford, Kent County, Delaware. The mansion is located across from the Mill House. Parson Thorne Mansion is situated 2½ miles south of Improvement Branch.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Smallbones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christ Church is an historic Episcopal church and cemetery located at 3rd and Church Streets in Milford, Kent County, Delaware. The original section was started in 1791, with construction continuing until 1835. Christ Church is situated 2 miles south of Improvement Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houston and Thompsonville.
Houston
Village
Houston is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan area. The population was 381 in 2020. It was named for John W. Houston is situated 4 miles southwest of Improvement Branch.
Thompsonville
Hamlet
Thompsonville is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Thompsonville is located at the intersection of Milford Neck Road and Bennetts Pier Road, northeast of Milford. Thompsonville is situated 4½ miles northeast of Improvement Branch.
Frederica
Village
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Frederica is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan area. The population was 1,073 in 2020. ILC Dover, the company which manufactured the spacesuits for the Apollo and Skylab astronauts of the 1960s and 1970s, along with fabricating the suit component of the Space Shuttle's Extravehicular Mobility Unit, is located nearby. Frederica is situated 4½ miles north of Improvement Branch.
Improvement Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kent County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.94734° or 38° 56′ 50″ northLongitude
-75.43714° or 75° 26′ 14″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87C6WHW7+W4GeoNames ID
4143095
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