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Colchester is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region . The population was 15,555 at the 2020 census . [ 1 ]
Colchester was incorporated in 1698 and was at first a dispersed agricultural community. The village center formed around the town's first colonial meeting house and burying ground, with the area's economic importance later cemented by its location as a crossroads of several early 19th century turnpikes. Bacon Academy was founded in 1803 as the ...
The incumbent mayor of Colchester - from late May 2014 - is Cllr Lesley Scott-Boutell (Liberal Democrats) Colchester's mayor from October 2020 was Councillor Robert Davison, a Conservative. Like his predecessor Cllr Nick Cope, Cllr Davidson held office for 18 months rather than the traditional year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Wheeler Block, also known as the Old Town Hall and the former Ransom School, is a historic civic and commercial building at 40 Norwich Avenue in Colchester, Connecticut. Built in 1872, it is a good local example of Second Empire architecture, seeing a variety of civic and commercial uses.
Colchester is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the primary village and adjacent residential land in the town of Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the east-central part of the town, with the Connecticut Route 2 expressway running through the south side of the community.
An 1826 depiction of the old Colchester Town Hall A stained glass window in the town hall depicting the 1st century leader of the local Catuvellauni tribe, Caratacus. The first building on the site, a moot hall, was completed in 1277, remodelled in 1374 and demolished in 1843. [2]
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Colchester is a town in New London County, Connecticut. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. C. People from Colchester, Connecticut (26 P)