Incorporated: 1738
Population: 1,967
County Name: Rockingham
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of East Kingston
24 Depot Road
East Kingston, NH 03827

Phone: 603-642-8406
Fax: 603-642-8406
Website: Town of East Kingston

Origin:
Once a part of Kingston, this area was called Kingston East Parish. It was granted a separate charter in 1738 after some residents petitioned Governor Jonathan Belcher of Massachusetts that its location was too distant from the Kingston school and place of worship.

More about East Kingston:
Farming and agriculture play an important role in East Kingston. Maplevale Turkey Farm sells over 60,000 turkeys every year and the Top Gun Farm breeds some of the finest thoroughbred racehorses in the region.