Pembroke, New Hampshire, United States

🇺🇸 Pembroke is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. Pembroke includes part of the village of Suncook. The centre of population of New Hampshire is close to the Pembroke town center.

First granted in 1728, the town was known as "Lovewell's Town", in honour of Captain John Lovewell, who built the stockade at Ossipee. Shortly afterward, the town took the name of "Suncook", the Pennacook Abenaki name for the river flowing through the area. When the town was incorporated in 1759 by colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, it was given the name "Pembroke" in honour of Henry Herbert, ninth Earl of Pembroke in southern Wales.

Pembroke's early history is reflected in the various mills of the downtown area, located to use water power from the Suncook River. The better-known mills were the Pembroke Mills, Webster Manufacturing, and China Manufacturing, all producing print cloth. Pembroke industries included brickmaking, with bricks manufactured from clay along the Merrimack River. In 1852, the Concord and Portsmouth Railroad established a station in Pembroke.

Pembroke is drained by the Merrimack River and its tributaries, the Suncook and the Soucook. The Merrimack River forms the south-west border of the town, the Soucook forms the north-west border, and the Suncook forms the south-east border. The highest point in town, Plausawa Hill, elevation 1,000 feet (305 m) above sea level, is in the north.

Transportation Three New Hampshire state routes, one Interstate Highway, and three U.S. routes cross Pembroke. • NH 9 crosses the narrow salient at the northern edge of town between Concord in the west and Chichester in the east. It merges with US 4/US 202 at the end of the I-393 freeway just before entering Chichester. It is known locally as Loudon Road. • NH 28 crosses a small portion of north-eastern Pembroke. It enters from Allenstown in the south, follows the Suncook River along its western bank, then crosses into Epsom in the north. It is locally known as Pinewood Road. • NH 106 begins at an interchange with US 3 between the village of Suncook and the Concord line. It heads north and crosses the Soucook River into Concord. • US 3 enters from the south in the village of Suncook from Allenstown after crossing the Suncook River. It follows Pembroke Street to the north-west before crossing the Soucook River into Concord. • US 4 and US 202 enter the narrow salient at the northern edge of town from Concord along the I-393 freeway, then merge with NH 9 before the three concurrent routes enter Chichester. • I-393 terminates shortly after entering the narrow salient at the northern edge of town from Concord. The roadway continues on as NH 9/US 4/US 202.