Originally part of Stamford, the area we know as Darien became Middlesex Parish in 1737.  It was incorporated as the Town of Darien in 1820.  The first planters, as they were called, took title to the land in 1640, when the New Haven Colony bought from the Indians a tract of wilderness where the Rippowam River met the waters of Long Island Sound.  The Indians in the Stamford area at that time were a generally peaceful tribe of Siwanoys – “the south people” – who lived in small villages of bark-covered wigwams, and who spent their lives fishing, hunting, and tending their cornfields.

Settlement truly began about 1700 when the first roads were cut “in the woods”.  In 1703 a school district was set up in Noroton.  A number of houses were also built at an early date near Gorham’s Pond.  In 1708 Richard Scofield and Thomas Youngs were granted a permit to erect a grist mill and dam there at the mouth of Pine Brook.  It was known as Scofield’s Mill and later Clock’s Mill and Landing after Scofield conveyed the property to his German son-in-law, John Klock.  Captain George Gorham bought the mill in 1740, and it remained in the Gorham family for nearly 200 years.  The area, however, was still known as Clock’s Landing well into the nineteenth century, when the name Ring’s End began to appear in the land records.

Just east of Stamford, west of Norwalk, and across a calm yacht harbor from Rowayton, Darien offers an ideal balance of culture, community, and scenic beauty. Its coastal New England lifestyle, combined with a lively downtown and easy commutability, make Darien a popular landing place for those looking to put down roots in Fairfield County. Trains from two stations on Metro North’s New Haven Line, Darien and Noroton Heights, keep Manhattan in convenient reach.

To many, Darien is best known as a waterfront town. Its two public beaches, Weed Beach and Pear Tree Point, are among the best in the New York metropolitan area. Miles of shoreline includes the shorefront enclaves of Tokeneke, Delafield Island, Noroton Bay and Long Neck Point, which are home to some of the finest coastal real estate in Connecticut. The Back Pain Project is located in Darien, Connecticut, and is part of Core Health Darien.