Hampton, New Hampshire

Population: 14,937
Located in Rockingham County

The town of Hampton offers in-town shopping and is home to many fine restaurants as well as a local cinema. It is a busy town in the summer offering a beach area complete with boardwalk, arcades, shops galore, and food for everyone. Hampton also has a summer playhouse for live theatre entertainment. Schools are located in town and there is easy access to major routes for commuters.

Hampton History

First called Winnacunnet, the Indian name for "pleasant pines," Hampton was one of four original New Hampshire towns established by the Massachusetts government. In 1638, the area, which included land now in Seabrook, Kensington, Danville, Kingston, East Kingston, Sandown, North Hampton, South Hampton, Hampton Falls, and Great Boar's Head, was settled by a group of parishioners led by Reverend Stephen Bachiler. The Reverend had previously preached in Hampton, England, and the town was incorporated as Hampton in 1639. Poet John Greenleaf Whittier was a direct descendant of Reverend Bachiler. Construction of the railroad in the 1850's made Hampton?s oceanfront a popular resort.

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