Place:Newbury, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

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NameNewbury
Alt namesFisherfieldsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeTown
Coordinates43.317°N 72.033°W
Located inMerrimack, New Hampshire, United States
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Newbury is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,172 at the 2020 census.[1] Newbury is home to part of Lake Sunapee, including Mount Sunapee State Park Beach. Mount Sunapee Resort, a ski area in Mount Sunapee State Park, is in the west. The town includes the villages of Newbury, Blodgett Landing and South Newbury.

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Situated at the south end of Lake Sunapee, the town has gone through numerous name changes. It started in 1753 as "Dantzic", after the Baltic seaport. The first provincial grant in 1754 named the town "Hereford", in honor of Edward Devereaux, Viscount Hereford. Colonial Governor John Wentworth renewed the grant in 1772 under the name "Fishersfield", for his brother-in-law John Fisher. The town was finally incorporated as "Newbury" in 1837, as suggested by settlers originally from Newbury, Massachusetts.

The Fells Historic Site, located adjacent to the John Hay National Wildlife Refuge, is part of protected of a forest country estate. Protection efforts have enabled Lake Sunapee to consistently be named one of the cleanest lakes in the state.

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