Incorporated: 1742
Population: 7,855
County Name: Rockingham
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Plaistow
145 Main Street
Plaistow, NH 03865

Phone: 603-382-8469
Fax: 603-382-7183
Website: plaistow.com

Origin:
Once part of Haverhill, Massachusetts, Plaistow was named in 1749 when it was set aside to be an English plaistowe, meaning an open space or greenwood, near the center of a village where the maypole stood and where sports at holiday times were carried on. Other places in and around the town were named Timburlain, Policy Pond, Spicket Meadow, and Amesbury Peak.

More about Plaistow:
There is only one other Plaistow in the world, near London, England. Like other New Hampshire towns, Plaistow contains woods, ponds and lakes that attract summer visitors.