Incorporated: 1752
Population: 1,843
County Name: Cheshire
(county map)
Town Contact:
Town of Westmoreland
PO Box 55
Westmoreland, NH 03467

Phone: 603-399-4471
Fax: 603-399-4471
Website: keenenh.com/westmoreland

Origin:
Once known as Great Meadows, this town was established in 1735 as Number 2 in the line of Connecticut River fort towns designed to protect the colonies from Indian attack. When New Hampshire became an independent province, it was granted to settlers as Westmoreland, named for John Fane, seventh Earl of Westmoreland. The meetinghouse in Westmoreland, built in 1762, has a Paul Revere bell.

More about Westmoreland:
There are excellent views of the Connecticut River Valley from this town. Its Park Hill Meeting House, one of the most beautiful churches in New England, was built in 1762, moved to its present imposing site by oxen in 1779 and renovated in 1826.