Barkhamsted is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It contains seven villages: West Hill, Mallory, Barkhamsted Center, Center Hill, Washington Hill, Pleasant Valley, and Riverton. The population was 3,647 at the 2020 census, down from 3,799 at the 2010 census. The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. Barkhamsted was first incorporated in 1779, and named after Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.
View of the Barkhamsted Reservoir
A general store in 1906 in Riverton
"West view of Hitchcocksville, Barkhamsted" by John Warner Barber, 1830s
School, from a postcard c. 1908
Litchfield County, Connecticut
Litchfield County is in northwestern Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 185,186. The county was named after Lichfield, in England. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut and is the state's largest county by area.
Mohawk Mountain Ski Area in Cornwall.