Incorporated: 1750
Population: 20,738
County Name: Hillsborough
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Bedford
24 North Amherst Road
Bedford, NH 03110

Phone: 603-472-5242
Fax: 603-472-4573
Website: www.bedfordnh.org

Origin:
Established in 1730 as Narragansett Number 5 for the benefit of soldiers who fought against the Narragansett Indians in Rhode Island. It was regranted first as Souhegan East, then as Bedford in 1750. The town was named for Lord John Russell, fourth Duke of Bedford, a close friend of Governor Benning Wentworth.

More about Bedford:
Bedford is home to the Bedford Village Inn, once the site of a working farm. Built in 1810, the Inn contains a four star restaurant.