Wilton NH, Homes, Real Estate and Community Information

Welcome to Wilton, New Hampshire

Gregg Free Library Wilton is a rural town with orchards, farms, and woodlands. It also is home to the arts. In fact, Wilton is first discovered by many modern visitors when they arrive there to attend a performance of Andy's Summer Playhouse, a children's theater that is attracting growing attention throughout the region and beyond.

Incorporated in 1762, Wilton has a quiet village center. To the east, on the banks of the Souhegan River, is Wilton's business district. The river's abundant water supply powered the town's early development as a mill center. Today the old mill buildings can still be seen, most in the context of modern times as many were converted for office space and other contemporary commercial and industrial uses. However, visitors can still enjoy the flavor of the 18th century when they visit Frye's Measure Mill in the original mill center of Wilton. Today, just as in the past, it is a working mill. Shaker and colonial reproductions of firkins and other wooden measuring devices are produced for sale.

Wilton Town Hall Not all industry is steeped in the town's past. Two very modern occupants are Label Art, a label manufacturer, and PVA-EPVA, a greeting card maker. Other major employers include Chalet Susse International which is headquartered here. The compact downtown is a regional shopping destination for the smaller surrounding towns and is home to a very active downtown organization, the Wilton Businessmen's Association. Currently the group is working on continued revitalization of the downtown area which hosts numerous shops, several quaint restaurants, and a wonderful movie theater on the second floor of the Town Hall. The theater has two screens and brings visitors to Wilton with its reputation for showing progressive and lesser-known films.

The town's children can choose from the public elementary school (R-6) and the high school shared with Lyndeborough (7-12) or can attend the private schools located here, High Mowing (9-12) and Pine Hill Waldorf School (nursery-8).

Wilton Mill Building Like many of the other towns in the Souhegan Watershed, Wilton has its share of natural resources including lakes and ponds. It also claims Russell-Abbot State Forest off of Captain Clark Road, a protected recreational area; it does not allow motorized vehicles, camp fires or barbecues. Carnival Hill on Whiting Hill Road is a 36-acre area enjoyed by residents for winter recreation. Sheldrick Forest is a 227-acre tract that is now owned by the Nature Conservancy. It is an unusual site because it comes very close to being a true "old growth" forest. The Heald Tract, 558 acres owned by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, is a great site for hiking. The Wilton Forest has many small streams, along with the Souhegan River flowing through. Because it is one of the best white pine stands in the area, it is used as a demonstration woodlot by several organizations. The Everett Forest is a 40. 7-acre white pine woodlot abutting the Wilton Forest.