Incorporated: 1769
Population: 4,497
County Name: Hillsborough
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Brookline
PO Box 360
Brookline, NH 03033-0360

Phone: 603-673-8855
Fax: 603-673-8136
Website: www.brookline.nh.us

Origin:
First a part of Dunstable, then settled as West Hollis, the town was granted in 1769 as Raby. Governor John Wentworth named the town in honor of his cousin, fourth Earl of Strafford and Baron of Raby Castle, in County Durham, England. The town was renamed in 1798 at the suggestion of one of the town's leading citizens, who hailed from Brookline, Massachusetts.

More about Brookline:
The town is perhaps known for the national attention received in 1997 when people participating in the traditional ringing of the Congregational Church bell at midnight on the Fourth of July were arrested. The town has several buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.

The headwaters of the 9.2 mile long Nissitissit River are located in West Brookline. The river flows through town and is known for its abudance of trout.