Strafford County District Divisions
Strafford County has two district divisions:
NH CIRCUIT COURT
7th Circuit – District Division – Dover
25 St. Thomas Street
Dover, NH 03820
Parking: We have 27 spots directly in front of the building, 2 handicap spots directly in front of the building.
Circuit Clerk: Cheryll Andrews
Deputy Clerk: Andrea Dumont-Snowdon
Phone: 1-855-212-1234 for calls from US or Canada (Calls from outside US or Canada call 603-415-0162)
Information regarding restricted court email
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
Jurisdiction: Cities of Dover, Somersworth, towns of Rollinsford, Durham, Lee and Madbury.
Directions
From the South: Take Route 95N to the Spaulding Turnpike/Route 16N. Take 16N to NH-108S/Central Avenue in Dover. Take Exit 7. Turn left onto Locust Street. Go about a half mile to the fork in the road and bear left onto Walnut Street. Take immediate left onto St. Thomas Street. The Courthouse is on the right and there is parking in front.
From the North: Take Interstate 93 South to Exit 15E. Take Route 4 East to Route 155, take ramp toward Lee/Dover. Continue to follow Route 155 (also known at Knox Marsh Road/Route9) for approximately 6 miles. Turn left onto Locust Street. Go about a half mile to the fork in the road and bear left onto Walnut Street. Take immediate left onto St. Thomas Street. The Courthouse is on the right and there is parking in front.
From Rochester: Take the Spaulding Turnpike South/16S. Go to Exit 8E and go towards Dover/Downtown. Turn left onto Locust Street. Go about a half mile to the fork in the road and bear left onto Walnut Street. Take immediate left onto St. Thomas Street. The Courthouse is on the right and there is parking in front.
NH CIRCUIT COURT
7th Circuit – District Division – Rochester
76 North Main Street
Rochester, NH 03867-1905
Circuit Clerk: Cheryll Andrews
Deputy Clerk: Barbara S. Clark
Phone: 1-855-212-1234 for calls from US or Canada (Calls from outside US or Canada call 603-415-0162)
Information regarding restricted court email
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am to 4pm
Jurisdiction: City of Rochester and the towns of Barrington, Milton, New Durham, Farmington, Strafford, and Middleton.
Directions
From the north: Take Interstate 93 South to Route 393 East (in Concord). You will get to Route 4 after about 3 miles. Take Route 4 East to Northwood. In Northwood you’re going to take a left onto Route 202 East at a flashing light. Be careful to stay on Route 202. You will eventually go under a Spaulding Turnpike overpass. About a mile later Route 202 will end at a stop sign. At stop sign take a right and merge into traffic. Go a ¼ of a mile to lights and the Courthouse is on the corner of those lights.
From the south: Take Interstate 93 North to Route 101 East. Once on Route 101 East go until you reach Route 125 North. Follow Route 125 North to Rochester. Take the Spaulding Turnpike north to Exit 13 (Route 202). At the end of the ramp take a right. Follow to the end of the road. At stop sign take a right and merge into traffic. Go a ¼ of a mile to lights and the Courthouse is on the corner of those lights.
From the south on Interstate 95: Head north on Interstate 95 (NH) and proceed towards Portsmouth. Use the left two lanes to take exit 4 to merge onto NH-16/US-4 W towards the White Mountains. Continue onto NH-16 N and take exit 13 for US 202 W toward Rochester/Concord. Turn right at bottom of ramp onto Washington Street. At stop sign take a right and merge into traffic. Go a ¼ of a mile to the lights and the Courthouse is on the corner of those lights.