Oyster River
The Oyster River is a 17-mile-long river in Strafford County, southeastern New Hampshire, United States. It rises in Barrington, flows southeast to Lee, then east-southeast in a serpentine course past Durham to meet the entrance of Great Bay into Little Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New Hampshire, United States of America
- Also known as: “Dube Brook” and “Shankhassick”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Langdon Library and Newington Town Church.
Langdon Library
Library
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Langdon Library is situated 2½ miles southeast of Oyster River.
Newington Town Church
Church
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Newington Town Church is situated 2½ miles southeast of Oyster River.
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
School
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St. Thomas Aquinas High School is a coeducational Catholic high school in Dover, New Hampshire, United States, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester. It has a student population of approximately 355 and a faculty of 30. St. Thomas Aquinas High School is situated 2½ miles northeast of Oyster River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newington and Newington Center Historic District.
Newington
Village
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Newington is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 811 at the 2020 census. It is bounded to the west by Great Bay, to the northwest by Little Bay and to the northeast by the Piscataqua River. Newington is situated 2 miles southeast of Oyster River.
Newington Center Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Newington Center Historic District encompasses the historic civic heart of Newington, New Hampshire. It consists of a section of Nimble Hill Road between its junction with Little Bay Road, and a gate at the southern end marking the start of territory formerly associated with Pease Air Force Base. Newington Center Historic District is situated 2 miles southeast of Oyster River.
Durham Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Durham Historic District encompasses a portion of the original historic settlement area of Durham, New Hampshire. It extends along Newmarket Road from its northern junction with Laurel Lane to a three-way junction with Main Street and Dover Road. Durham Historic District is situated 3 miles west of Oyster River.
Oyster River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Strafford, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Oyster River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Oyster”
- Cebuano: “Oyster River (suba sa Estados Unidos, New Hampshire)”
- Cebuano: “Oyster River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Oyster”
- Venetian: “Oyster”
- Welsh: “Afon Oyster”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wentworth Terrace and Newington Station.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fox Point and Durham Point.
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