 cromwell is a town in middlesex county, connecticut, united states located in the middle of the state. the population was 14,005 at the 2010 census. the town was named after a shipping boat that traveled along the connecticut river, which runs along cromwell. said ship was named after oliver cromwell, lord protector of the commonwealth of england.crofut, florence s. mary. guide to the history and historic sites of connecticut, vol. 2, pg. 469. tercentenary commission of the state of connecticut for the connecticut daughters of the american revolution, yale university press, new haven, 1937. the roman catholic padre pio foundation of america is located in cromwell. ==points of interest== * on the national register of historic places: ** main street historic district &ndash; roughly bounded by nooks hill rd., prospect hill rd., wall and west sts. and new ln., and
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