Incorporated: 1716
Population: 6,726
County Name: Rockingham
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Stratham
10 Bunker Hill Avenue
Stratham, NH 03885

Phone: 603-772-7391
Fax: 603-775-0517
Website: Town of Stratham

Origin:
Settled in 1631, this area, called Winnicutt by the Indians, was known as Squamscott Patent or Point of Rocks because of its location between the Great Bay and the Squamscott River. The sixth town to be incorporated in New Hampshire, the town was named for a friend of Governor Samuel Shute of Massachusetts, Wriothesley Russell, Baron Howland of Streatham.

More about Stratham:
The Sandy Point Discovery Center is located in nearby Greenland. A trail and boardwalk provides access to a variety of habitats including wetlands, salt marsh and mudflats.

Stratham is well-known for its annual Stratham Fair, held every summer and attracting thousands for its annual pageant, midway, food and fireworks over Stratham Hill.