Chester

Chester

Chester is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,768 at the 2010 census. It is home to Chester College . Incorporated in 1722, Chester once included Candia, set off in 1763. First called "the chestnut country," it may have been the first of the settlement grants by Massachusetts selected for expansion of growing populations in the seacoast. The name may be derived from Cheshire, Chester being the county seat of Cheshire in England. Earl of Chester is a title held by the Prince of Wales. Daniel Chester French, sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial in...
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quick facts
County:Rockingham County
State:New Hampshire
Country:United States of America
Population:3,792
Area:26 sq. mi.
Time zone:North American Eastern Time Zone
Also known as:Chester, New Hampshire

Famous landmarks in Chester

Chester Congregational Church
Chester Congregational Church

Chester Congregational Church is a historic church at 4 Chester Street in Chester, New Hampshire. It was built in 1773 and added to the National...
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Airports in or near Chester

Lawrence Municipal Airport
Lawrence Municipal Airport
Airport code:LWM
Hanscom Field
Hanscom Field
Airport code:BED
Norwood Memorial Airport
Norwood Memorial Airport
Airport code:OWD
Marshfield Municipal Airport
Marshfield Municipal Airport
Airport code:GHG

U.S. state

New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Population:141,885 (1790)

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. New Hampshire is the 5th least extensive and the 9th least populous of the 50 United States. It became the first...
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