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Winchester is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,150 at the 2020 census. The primary community in the town, where 1,606 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Winchester census-designated place (CDP). The town in addition to includes the village of Ashuelot and ration of Pisgah State Park.

Originally named “Arlington” in tribute of Charles Fitzroy, Earl of Arlington, this town was one of those time-honored in 1733 by colonial Governor Jonathan Belcher as auspices for the Massachusetts Bay Colony attach at the Connecticut River. This was in the Place encompassed in the relatively newly acquired Equivalent Lands. After being designated a part of the Province of New Hampshire in 1741, the town was established to Colonel Josiah Willard, commander of the Fort Dummer outpost. In 1753, it was incorporated by Governor Benning Wentworth as “Winchester”, for Charles Paulet, 3rd Duke of Bolton, 8th Marquess of Winchester, and constable of the Tower of London.

Pioneers who came to the town as at the forefront as 1732 were attacked many times by Indians. Several settlers were taken captive, and the town was burned in 1745. Its church, founded in 1736, is the oldest religious body in Cheshire County. The town has two covered bridges.