Wentworth

… county seat, central Rockingham County. Courthouse authorized to be est. 1787; first court held there 1799. Post office operated there, 1794-1827, as Rockingham Courthouse. Named for Charles Watson-Wentworth, Duke of Rockingham and prime minister of England when the Stamp Act was repealed; on March 9 and 17, 1778, Watson-Wentworth spoke on behalf of immediate recognition of the independence of the American colonies. Rockingham Community College, est. 1966, is there. Inc. 1998. Alt. approx. 900.