Place:Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

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Name
Plaistow
Type
Town
Coordinates
42.833°N 71.083°W
Located in
Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

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Plaistow is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 7,747 at the 2000 census. The name of the town is pronounced: "plass-tow" ("plas" as in plastic and "toe" as in toe.)

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According to the Plaistow website, the town was officially established in 1746 after a boundary dispute between the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the New Hampshire Grants. It is the only town outside the United Kingdom with the name Plaistow. In 1776 the western part of Plaistow became its own town, Atkinson. The present town hall was built in 1895.

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