Chesterfield is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States.

The first settlers were Moses Smith and William Thomas, who, with their families, came up the Connecticut in canoes, in the fall of 1761.

Their chief subsistence through the winter and spring of their first year in the wilderness consisted of salmon and shad, of which there was a great abundance in the river, and deer, which were numerous in the forests.

[3] The town contains some of the finest farmland in Cheshire County, yet once was also home to small manufacturing, notably spinning wheel parts and hand tools.

[4] In 1772, Philip Embury conducted the first Methodist religious services in New Hampshire at the James Robertson farm in Chesterfield, and in 1803, Francis Asbury preached here.

The highest point in the town is near its southern border, atop Davis Hill, at 1,427 feet (435 m) above sea level.

20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.