New Hampshire
Rockingham
Town of Chester

Chester

Chester is a town in , United States. The population was 5,232 at the 2020 census, up from 4,768 at the 2010 census. It was home to the now defunct Chester College.
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  • Type: Village with 4,650 residents
  • Description: town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Cheshire”, “Chester N.H.”, “Chester NH”, “Chester, New Hampshire”, and “Chester, NH”
  • Postal code: 03036

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chester Congregational Church and Stevens Memorial Hall.

Church
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is a historic church at 4 Chester Street in Chester, New Hampshire. This wood-frame building was originally built as a traditional New England colonial meeting house in 1773, and underwent significant alteration in 1840, giving it its present Greek Revival appearance.

Building
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is the historic of Chester, New Hampshire. The building, a large wood-frame structure completed in 1910, is located in the center of Chester at the junction of New Hampshire Routes 121 and 102.

Cemetery
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Chester is a historic cemetery at the junction of New Hampshire Routes 102 and 121 in the center of Chester, New Hampshire. Established in 1751, it is one of the state's older cemeteries, and is particularly unusual for the large number of grave markers that were signed by their carvers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandown and East Derry.

Village
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is a town in , , United States. The population was 6,548 at the 2020 census, up from 5,986 at the 2010 census. is situated 4 miles southeast of Chester.

Hamlet
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, also known as the Upper Village, is an unincorporated community in the town of in , United States. The village center constitutes the Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. is situated 4½ miles south of Chester.

Village
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is situated 5 miles southwest of Chester.

Chester

Latitude
42.95675° or 42° 57′ 24″ north
Longitude
-71.25729° or 71° 15′ 26″ west
Population
4,650
Elevation
456 feet (139 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US KXR
Open location code
87JCXP4V+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158804054
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5084518
Wiki­data ID
Q629497
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Chester” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تشيستر”
  • Catalan: “Chester”
  • Cebuano: “Chester”
  • Chechen: “Честер”
  • Chinese: “切斯特”
  • Dutch: “Chester, New Hampshire”
  • French: “Chester”
  • German: “Chester”
  • Haitian: “Chester, New Hampshire”
  • Haitian: “Chester”
  • Irish: “Chester”
  • Italian: “Chester”
  • Kazakh: “Чэстер”
  • Kirghiz: “Чэстер”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chester (New Hampshire)”
  • Norwegian: “Chester”
  • Polish: “Chester”
  • Russian: “Честер”
  • Spanish: “Chester (Nuevo Hampshire)”
  • Spanish: “Chester”
  • Swedish: “Chester, New Hampshire”
  • Swedish: “Chester”
  • Tatar: “Честер”
  • Turkish: “Chester, N.H.”
  • Turkish: “Chester, NH”
  • Turkish: “Chester”
  • Ukrainian: “Честер”
  • Urdu: “چیسٹر، نیو ہیمپشائر”
  • Urdu: “چیسٹر”
  • Volapük: “Chester”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Chester, New Hampshire”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Chester”
  • Welsh: “Chester, New Hampshire”
  • Welsh: “Chester”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Christ Covenant Church and Chester Public Library.

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