Leachs Island

Leachs Island is an islet in Rockingham, New Hampshire. Access is restricted and requires permission. Leachs Island is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shaws Hill, as well as near the village Newcastle.

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Islet
Description: island in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Also known as: “Lech’s Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion and Wentworth by the Sea.

Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion

Protected area

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion is a 40-room clapboard house which was built as the home, offices and working farm of colonial Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire.

Wentworth by the Sea

Hotel

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

The Wentworth by the Sea is a historic grand resort hotel in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States. It is one of a handful of the state's surviving Gilded Age grand hotels, and the last located on the seacoast.

Pierce Island

Islet

Peirce Island is a historic 27-acre island owned by the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and is connected to adjacent outlying Four Tree Island. It is connected to the mainland by the Peirce Island bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newcastle and Portsmouth.

Newcastle

Village

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New Castle is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2020 census. It is the easternmost town in New Hampshire and the smallest by area, and it is the only town in the state located entirely on islands.

Portsmouth

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. It had a population of 21,956 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmouth was formerly the home of the Pease Air Force Base, since converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.