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... Washington, D.C., was a summer resident and took Chester as his middle name because of his love for the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.0 square miles , of which 25.9 sq mi is land and 0.1 sq mi is water. The Exeter River rises in Chester. The highest point in town is an unnamed summit, reaching 639 feet above sea level, near the town's southwest corner.
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