Meadowbrook Play Area

Meadowbrook Play Area is a park in Town of Manchester, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, which is located on Meadowbrook Drive. Meadowbrook Play Area is situated near the nature reserve Steele Farm Drive Open Space, as well as near the lake Phoenix Dam.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Whiton Memorial Library and Shady Glen.

Whiton Memorial Library

Library

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 4.0.

Whiton Memorial Library is situated 2 miles southwest of Meadowbrook Play Area.

Shady Glen

Restaurant

Photo: Chrissypan, Public domain.

Shady Glen, officially Shady Glen Dairy Stores, is a restaurant in Manchester, Connecticut. John and Bernice Rieg opened the first Shady Glen store near the Manchester/Bolton town line in 1948 and a second store in the Manchester Parkade shopping center in 1965. Shady Glen is situated 1½ miles south of Meadowbrook Play Area.

Timothy Edwards Middle School

School

South Windsor Public Schools is a School District serving the town of South Windsor, Connecticut. It also allows students from Hartford, Connecticut, to attend Timothy Edwards Middle School and South Windsor High School through the open choice program. Timothy Edwards Middle School is situated 2½ miles northwest of Meadowbrook Play Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Talcottville and Vernon.

Talcottville

Village

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Talcottville Historic District is a historic district in the town of Vernon, Connecticut. Centered on Elm Hill Road and Main Street, it encompasses a 19th-century mill village, including archaeological remnants of very early cotton-spinning facilities, an old stone dam, and a major wood-frame mill constructed by the Talcott brothers.

Vernon

Photo: Elipongo, Public domain.

Vernon is the most populous town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 30,215 at the 2020 census.

Union Village Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Union Village Historic District encompasses the core of a historic 19th-century residential mill village in Manchester, Connecticut. Radiating north and west from the junction of Union Street and North Main Street, the area was developed in the first half of the 19th century as a company town, but evolved into a mixed working-class community in the 20th century. Union Village Historic District is situated 2½ miles west of Meadowbrook Play Area.

Meadowbrook Play Area

Type: Park
Address: 30 Meadowbrook Drive, Manchester, CT 06042
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Manchester, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.80741° or 41° 48′ 27″ north

Longitude

-72.48535° or 72° 29′ 7″ west

Operator

Manchester

Open location code

87H9RG47+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1060179641

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Steele Farm Drive Open Space and Phoenix Dam.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Crestfield Rehabilitation Center & Fenwood Manor and Lydall Brook Dam.

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