Madbury was originally a part of Dover called “Barbadoes,” after the West Indies island of Barbados with which settlers conducted trade, sending wood and lumber in exchange for sugar, molasses and other commodities. The name survives at Barbadoes Pond. The name “Madbury Parish” was first recorded in a 1755 grant made by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, with full town privileges granted in 1768 by his successor, Governor John Wentworth. Madbury was incorporated in 1775 and settled into a farming and lumbering community. Although it has always been in the center of an industrial area, Madbury itself has always remained rural in character and is now primarily a residential commuter town.

For more information, call Peggy Carter at 603-396-2938 or Cindi Couture at 603-781-2916 or email: pegcarter@masiello.com or cindicouture@masiello.com.

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