Editing Cheshire, Connecticut (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Roaring_Brook_Falls.jpg|thumb|right|Roaring Brook Falls as seen in late October after substantial rainfall.]]
The [[Farmington Canal]] Heritage Trail, a popular non-motorized recreational trail, runs through Cheshire along its route between [[Suffield, Connecticut]], to the north and [[New Haven, Connecticut]], to the south.<ref name="ctdeep">{{cite web|title=Farmington Canal State Park Trail|url=http://www.ct.gov/DEEP/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&Q=479526|website=Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection|access-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507183102/http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=479526|archive-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>

The Hitchcock-Phillips House, a historic home, is located in town.

[[Roaring Brook Falls]] along the [[Quinnipiac Trail]] in the southwest corner of town is Connecticut's tallest single drop waterfall, and is owned by the Cheshire Land Trust.

Community parks and recreational facilities in town include:

*Cheshire Park, a 75-acre park geared towards active recreation<ref name="cheshire-parks">{{cite web|title=Parks and Recreation Areas|url=http://www.cheshirect.org/recreation-and-leisure/parks/|website=Cheshire: The Bedding Plant Capitol of Connecticut|publisher=Town of Cheshire, Connecticut|access-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504063712/http://www.cheshirect.org/recreation-and-leisure/parks|archive-date=May 4, 2016}}</ref>
*Bartlem Recreational Area, a park with a playscape, skate park and picnic area.<ref name="cheshire-parks" />
*Mixville Recreation Area, offering winter sledding, swimming, and fishing at Mixville Pond<ref name="cheshire-parks" />
*Cheshire Community Pool, a swimming facility which was renovated in 2016 to offer a year-round, indoor pool.<ref name="nbc-pool">{{cite web|title=Raise the Roof! Cheshire Pool Reopening for Winter Swimming|url=http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Raise-the-Roof-Cheshire-Pool-Reopening-for-Winter-Swimming-367964481.html|website=NBC Connecticut|date=February 7, 2016 |publisher=NBC Universal Media, LLC|access-date=April 22, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425094714/http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Raise-the-Roof-Cheshire-Pool-Reopening-for-Winter-Swimming-367964481.html|archive-date=April 25, 2016}}</ref>