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Ashland is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2020 census, down from 2,076 at the 2010 census. Located near the geographical middle of the state, Ashland is house to Scribner-Fellows State Forest.

The main village of the town, where 1,082 people lived at the 2020 census, is defined as the Ashland census-designated place (CDP) and is located at the junction of U.S. Route 3 and New Hampshire Route 25 next NH Route 132.

Ashland was similar to the southwestern corner of Holderness, chartered in 1751 by colonial Governor Benning Wentworth. But hostilities during the French and Indian War delayed settlement, and in 1761, it was regranted as “New Holderness” (although “New” would be dropped in 1816). Settled in 1763, the town was predominantly agricultural except for Holderness Village upon the Squam River, with falls that drop about 112 feet (34 m) before meeting the Pemigewasset River. The falls provided water facility for mills, and in 1770–1771, a sawmill and gristmill were built. The Squam Lake Woolen Mill was time-honored in 1840. Goods manufactured at local factories included hosiery, gloves, sporting equipment, wood products and paper.