Colchester
Colchester is a census-designated place comprising the primary village and adjacent residential land in the town of Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States.Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Town with 4,700 residents
- Description: census-designated place in Colchester, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Colchester (CDP), Connecticut”, “Colchester, Connecticut”, and “Colchester, CT”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cragin Memorial Library and Gallery Cinema.
Bacon Academy
School
Bacon Academy is a public high school in Colchester, Connecticut, in the United States. In 1800 a prominent Colchester farmer, Pierpont Bacon, died and left an endowment of thirty-five thousand dollars. Bacon Academy is situated 1½ miles east of Colchester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colchester Village Historic District and Amston.
Colchester Village Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Colchester Village Historic District encompasses most of the village center of Colchester, Connecticut. It is located at the junction of Route 16, Route 85, and Norwich Avenue.
Amston
Village
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Amston is a village, which is situated 3½ miles north of Colchester.
Hebron
Town
Hebron is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 9,098 at the 2020 census. Hebron is situated 6 miles north of Colchester.
Colchester
Latitude
41.57565° or 41° 34′ 32″ northLongitude
-72.33203° or 72° 19′ 55″ westPopulation
4,700Elevation
472 feet (144 metres)Open location code
87H9HMG9+75OpenStreetMap ID
node 158866559OpenStreetMap feature
place=townWikidata ID
Q8347605
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Vietnamese—“Colchester” goes by many names.
- French: “Colchester”
- German: “Colchester”
- Irish: “Colchester, Connecticut”
- Irish: “Colchester”
- Ladin: “Colchester (CDP)”
- Ladin: “Colchester”
- Spanish: “Colchester (condado de New London, Connecticut)”
- Spanish: “Colchester”
- Turkish: “Colchester (sayım yerleşimi)”
- Vietnamese: “Colchester, Connecticut”
- Vietnamese: “Colchester”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Colchester Historical Society and Colchester Federated Church.
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