Incorporated: 1769
Population: 677
County Name: Cheshire
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Surry
1 Village Road, Town Hall
Surry, NH 03431

Phone: 603-352-3075
Fax: 603-357-4890
Website: home.webryders.net/surry

Origin:
Chartered in 1769 from a part of Westmoreland, the town was named for Charles Howard, Earl of Surrey, Duke of Norfolk, and hereditary Earl Marshal of England. The county of Surrey in England was known for manufacture of pleasure carriages called surreys, introduced to America in 1872. Surry is an excellent geological area, containing quantities of quartz bearing veins of gold, silver, copper, and lead.

More about Surry:
To the east of the Surry Village rises Surry Mountain, where for some years small amounts of mica, copper, lead, silver and gold could be found. Atop the mountain itself is Lily Pond, more than 700 feet above the village and in some places 80 feet deep. The extensive Surry Mountain Dam and reservoir are part of the Connecticut River flood control system.