Great Plain

Great Plain is an unincorporated area in the City of Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. A former farming community, only remnants exist of this once thriving agricultural hub.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: neighborhood in Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Also known as: “Great Plain, Danbury, Connecticut”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Gregory the Great Church and Danbury Hospital.

St. Gregory the Great Church

Church

St. Gregory the Great is a Roman Catholic church in Danbury, Connecticut, United States, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.

Danbury Hospital

Hospital

Danbury Hospital is a 456-bed hospital in Danbury, Connecticut serving patients in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Litchfield County, Connecticut, and New Haven County, Connecticut as well as Westchester County, New York, Putnam County, New York, and Dutchess County, New York.

Danbury station

Railway station

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Danbury station is a commuter rail station on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in Danbury, Connecticut. The station is the northern terminus of the Danbury Branch. Danbury station is situated 2 miles south of Great Plain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pembroke and Main Street Historic District.

Pembroke

Hamlet

Pembroke is an unincorporated area in Danbury, Connecticut. It is situated in the north-central section of the city, south of the New Fairfield border, east of King Street, west of the Great Plain neighborhood, and north of the Hayestown neighborhood. Pembroke is situated 2 miles west of Great Plain.

Main Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Main Street Historic District in Danbury, Connecticut, United States, is the oldest section of that city, at its geographical center. It has long been the city's commercial core and downtown. Main Street Historic District is situated 2 miles south of Great Plain.