Stamford is the primary village and a

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(CDP) in the town of Stamford, Bennington County,

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, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The village is in southern Bennington County, in the southern part of the town of Stamford. It is bordered to the south by the towns of Clarksburg and

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. Vermont Routes 8 and

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pass through the village as its Main Street, leading northeast together to Heartwellville. To the south, the road continues as

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, leading to

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. Stamford is in the valley of the North Branch of the

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, between the

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to the east and the more gently rising

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to the west.

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Populated places in Bennington County, Vermont Census-designated places in Bennington County, Vermont Census-designated places in Vermont {{Vermont-geo-stub