Winchester

Web site: http://www.winchester-nh.gov

Population: 4,038 (1990); 4,144 (2000); 4,310 (2006)

Overview
This territory was first granted in 1733 to Colonel Josiah Willard who petitioned the Massachusetts government for a tract on the east side of the Connecticut River. The township was identified as a plantation called Arlington, and was incorporated in 1739 without a name, but at the time, the town was referenced as Winchester. After the New Hampshire-Massachusetts border changed, Josiah Willard petitioned the New Hampshire government in 1750 and 1753 for incorporation. The name Winchester was probably in honor of Charles Paulet, Marquis of Winchester, third Duke of Bolton, and constable of the Tower of London.

Geography
Region: Monadnock
County: Cheshire
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 65 miles
o Boston, MA: 83 miles
o New York, NY: 193 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 252 miles

Town Hall
Town of Winchester
1 Richmond Road
Winchester, NH 03470
Phone: (603) 239-4951

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Valley Regional (26 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 26
State Senate District: 10
Executive Council District: 5
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools

Monadnock Regional School District
http://www.sau38.org/

Winchester Elementary School
105 Parker St
Winchester, NH 03470
(603) 239-4721

Thayer Junior High School
85 Parker St
Winchester, NH 03470
(603) 239-4381‎
http://wnhsd.org/

Services
Winchester Fire Department
6 Parker St
Winchester, NH 03470
(603) 352-1100

Winchester Police Department
6 Parker St
Winchester, NH 03470
(603) 239-4814

Conant Public Library
111 Main St
Winchester, NH 03470
(603) 239-4331‎
http://conantlibrary.org/

Utilities
Electric: PSNH
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Winchester Water Dept.
Sanitation: Municipal, private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: Yes
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes