Grantham

Web site: http://www.granthamnh.net/

Population: 1,247 (1990); 2,167 (2000); 2,522 (2006)

Overview
Grantham was named for Thomas Robinson, first Baron Grantham, an active supporter of American independence. He was known as a diplomat in Europe and was one of Great Britain's first postmaster-generals. The area was first granted in 1761, the same year Robinson received his peerage. No settlers took up that claim, and the land was regranted in 1767 as New Grantham. In 1780, the western portion of Grantham and the eastern portion of Plainfield were made into the parish of Meriden, a name the region bears today. The town was incorporated as New Grantham in 1788, and incorporated as Grantham in 1818.

Geography
Region: Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
County: Sullivan
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 76 miles
o Boston, MA:123 miles
o New York, NY: 221 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 205 miles

Town Hall
Town Clerk and Tax Collector
PO Box 135
300 Route 10 South
Grantham NH 03753
603-863-5608
FAX 603-863-4499

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: New London in New London (10 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 19
State Senate District: 5
Executive Council District: 1
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
Grantham Village School
75 Learning Drive
Grantham, NH 03753
(603) 863-1681
http://www.grantham.k12.nh.us/

Lebanon School District
http://www.lebanon.k12.nh.us/Pages/index

Services

Grantham Fire Department
granthamfd@comcast.net

Grantham Police Department
300 Route 10 S
Grantham, NH 03753
(603) 863-6844

Dunbar Free Library
401 Route 10 South
Grantham, NH 03753
phone and FAX: 603.863.2172
dunbarfreelib@comcast.net
http://www.dunbarlibrary.org

Utilities
Electric: PSNH; NH Electric Coop.
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Village District
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes