West Norwalk is a residential neighborhood in the city of
Norwalk, Connecticut in
the
Connecticut Panhandle
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region of
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* Fairfield County, Connecticut
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* Fairfield County, South Carolina
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. It lies in the western central part of the city.
Geography
According to the West Norwalk Association West Norwalk is defined by New Canaan Avenue (
Route 123) to the North, West Cedar Street
to the South and the town lines of Darien and New Canaan to the West. The eastern boundary is an irregular line generally defined by North Taylor Avenue, Steppingstone Road and Maher Drive.
[
][ ] However, some of the businesses along the
Boston Post Road (Connecticut Avenue) south of Cedar Street consider themselves to be in West Norwalk.
Informally West Norwalk is bounded to the South by Brookside and
Rowayton
Rowayton is an affluent coastal village in the city of Norwalk, Connecticut, roughly from New York City. The community is governed by the Sixth Taxing District of Norwalk and has a number of active local associations, including the Civic Assoc ...
, to the west by Darien, to the northwest by
New Canaan
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About an hour from Manhattan by train, the town is considered part of G ...
, to the north by
Silvermine
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,
and to the east by the Broad River neighborhood of Norwalk.
The Five Mile River forms the boundary between West Norwalk and the town of
Darien. Within West Norwalk along the Five Mile River lie Millard and Florsheim ponds and is the home to a great deal of wildlife.
[ There has been flooding along the River recently with
appeals to government agencies to help solve the problems that homeowners have faced.]
Buildings and landmarks
According to the Norwalk portion of the "Historic Resources Inventory" (HRI) there are ten existing houses that were built between 1740 and 1800 within West Norwalk.[The Connecticut statewide HRI was established in 1960s according to ][The SHRI was started in 1966 according to the CT Trust for Historic Preservation] The HRI also lists sixteen existing
houses built between 1801 and 1850 and another eight built in the last half of the
19th century. In addition to historic houses, West Norwalk has miles of historic
stone walls.[
One of the notable landmarks in the neighborhood is the chapel which is now also referred
to as "the meeting house". It is at 186 West Norwalk Road and was built in 1868.
It is used nowadays for community activities such as civic group meetings.
There is a Northern Arborvitae along West Norwalk Road that has attained a 138-point score on the State of Connecticut Notable Trees Project scale.
]
Oak Hills Park Golf Course is an 18-hole municipal golf course in the neighborhood that is open to the public. The course was designed by Alfred Tull and opened in 1969 and is located at 165 Fillow Street. The Oak Hills Tennis Center with 8 outdoor courts is located next
to the golf course. The Dolce International Center (on the grounds of a former monastery features several hiking and jogging trails.
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The West Norwalk Association was incorporated in 1947. The association posts signs at the borders of the neighborhood and
conducts regularly scheduled meetings in the meeting house for discussion
of community concerns.
Education
Within West Norwalk are the Fox Run Elementary School, Ponus Ridge Middle School, and the
Norwalk Community College
Norwalk Community College (NCC), formerly Norwalk State Technical College and Norwalk Community-Technical College, is a Public college, public community college in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is the third-largest of the twelve colleges in the Connec ...
Campus. The United Congregational Church at 275 Richards Avenue
runs a nursery school for pre-school aged children.
References
External links
West Norwalk Association website
West Norwalk Cal Ripken baseball league
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Geography of Norwalk, Connecticut
Neighborhoods in Connecticut