Wentworth

Web site: http://www.wentworth-nh.org/

Population: 630 (1990); 798 (2000); 783 (2006)

Overview
This town was first chartered in 1766 to John Page and others, and named Wentworth, in honor of Governor Benning Wentworth. The grantees were given five years to meet the terms of the grant, and the majority were unable to do so, forfeiting their claim. In 1772, Asa Porter and others from Haverhill petitioned Governor John Wentworth, Benning's nephew, for some of the forfeited shares, which was granted. Between them the Wentworth governors issued over 150 new town charters in New Hampshire, and nearly 130 new town charters in what is now Vermont, providing homes and farms for over 30,000 families.

Geography
Region: Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee
County: Grafton
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 77 miles
o Boston, MA: 160 miles
o New York, NY: 310 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 200 miles


Town Hall
7 Atwell Hill Rd
Wentworth, NH 03282
(603) 764-5244

Municipal Information
Government: Selectmen
Planning Board: Elected
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Not full time
Nearest Hospital: Speare Memorial in Plymouth (16 miles)

Election Districts
State House District: 14
State Senate District: 2
Executive Council District: 1
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 2

Schools
Wentworth Elementary School
PO Box 139
Wentworth, NH 03282
603-764-5811
http://www.wentworth.sau48.k12.nh.us/

Services
Wentworth Police Department
7 Atwell Hill Rd
Wentworth, NH 03282
(603) 764-5912

Wentworth Fire Department
Wentworth, NH 03282
(603) 764-9411

Webster Memorial Library
20 Wentworth Village Road
Wentworth, NH 03282
603-764-5818

Utilities
Electric: NH Electric Coop
Gas: None
Water Supplier: Private wells
Sanitation: Private septic
Curbside Trash Pickup: No
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes