Place:Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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NamePomfret
Alt namesMashamoquet
TypeTown
Coordinates41.883°N 71.95°W
Located inWindham, Connecticut, United States     (May 1713 - )
Contained Places
Cemetery
Bruce Cemetery
Old Abington Burying Grounds
South Cemetery
Inhabited place
Abington
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Pomfret is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,266 in 2020 according to the 2020 United States Census. The land was purchased from Native Americans in 1686 (the "Mashmuket Purchase" or "Mashamoquet Purchase") and the town was incorporated in 1713 and named after Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England.

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Pomfret was a parish of Woodstock until 1713.
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