Chesterfield

Identifier
NJS-PLC-00362
Place Type
City, Town, or Village
Description
Chesterfield is a rural township in the northeastern section of Burlington County, New Jersey. The township was formed in 1688 and originally included a section along the Delaware River. By the mid-19th century, a population center called Bordentown developed in Chesterfield township near the Delaware River. Slavery-era documents related to Bordentown may be filed under Chesterfield township. Bordentown broke off from Chesterfield in 1852.

The remaining territory of Chesterfield township has remained rural to the present day. Today, the three main villages in Chesterfield township are Crosswicks, Chesterfield (formerly known as Recklesstown) and Sykesville (formerly known as Plattsburg). Crosswicks is the oldest English settlement in the area; it was established in 1677 by a group of Quakers.
Locality
Chesterfield
County (Modern)
Burlington County
State or Province
New Jersey
Country
United States of America
Latitude
40.153345
Longitude
-74.647446
References

"History of Chesterfield Township," Chesterfield Township Historical Society, https://www.chesterfieldtwphistoricalsoc.org/historical-information.html.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesterfield_Township,_New_Jersey
Record Contributor
Nholvahiwa Cosmas
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