Town of Cheshire
Town of Cheshire is a locality in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Town of Cheshire is situated nearby to the locality Cheshire Village, as well as near the hamlet West Cheshire.Places of Interest
Highlights include Peck Mountain and Cheshire Correctional Institution.
Peck Mountain
Peak
Peck Mountain of south-central Connecticut, 371 feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located in Cheshire, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.
Cheshire Correctional Institution
Prison
Cheshire Correctional Institution is a Connecticut Department of Correction state prison for men located in Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut. The facility was built beginning in 1910, partly by the inmates of the Wethersfield State Prison, and opened in 1913 as the Cheshire Reformatory for male youths ages 16 to 24.
First Congregational Church
Church
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The First Congregational Church of Cheshire is a historic church at 111 Church Drive in Cheshire, Connecticut. Built in 1827, it was designed by David Hoadley and is a prominent local example of Federal period architecture.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheshire and Prospect.
Cheshire
Town
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Cheshire, is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of Cheshire was 28,733. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
Prospect
Village
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Prospect is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Waterbury to its north, and is on the north-eastern fringes of the New York metropolitan area. Prospect is situated 4 miles west of Town of Cheshire.
Marion
Hamlet
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Marion is a neighborhood in the town of Southington, Connecticut, United States. It is generally the area in the vicinity of the intersection of Route 322 and Marion Avenue, just North of the Cheshire Town line. Marion is situated 4 miles north of Town of Cheshire.
Town of Cheshire
- Type: Locality with 29,300 residents
- Also known as: “New Cheshire Parish”
- Location: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.5114° or 41° 30′ 41″ northLongitude
-72.9036° or 72° 54′ 13″ westPopulation
29,300Elevation
243 feet (74 metres)Open location code
87H9G36W+GHGeoNames ID
5283881
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