Editing Brentwood, New Hampshire (section)

===Development===
[[Watermill|Mills]] along the rivers produced [[lumber]] and manufactured goods in the early days. The economy later shifted towards [[agriculture]]. The town is now predominantly residential.

The [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire|Rockingham County]] Complex on North Road (the only road owned by the county) traces its history to 1916.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About [Rockingham County] |url=http://www.rockinghamcountynh.org/about/ |publisher=Rockingham County}}</ref> It was called the "poor farm" or the "county farm", but the only current farming is hay. It has administrative offices, a [[nursing home]], and the county jail. In 1997, when county offices and courts moved from the Exeter courthouse to a former industrial headquarters off [[New Hampshire Route 125|Calef Road]], Brentwood became the [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6" />

Retail development is focused along Calef Road, though home businesses exist elsewhere for historical reasons. There is an industrial zone in the northeast, along Pine Road, which spans Brentwood and Exeter. In 2012, Exeter, resenting the wear on its part of the road from heavy vehicles from the businesses in Brentwood, posted a weight limit on its part, which led to lengthy detours and a lawsuit and counter-suit.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2012 |title=Exeter sued over Pine Road weight limit |url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20120113/NEWS/201130344 |publisher=Seacoast Online}}</ref> These were settled in 2014, as the judge ruled that Exeter's posting was illegal. Brentwood had to reimburse Exeter, but only the amounts for upgrading Pine Road to handle the heavy vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanborn, Aaron |date=April 18, 2014 |title=Exeter dealt a blow in Pine Road lawsuit ruling |url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20140418/NEWS/404180330 |publisher=Seacoast Online}}</ref>

The 2014 fatal shooting of police officer Stephen Arkell, who arrived at a condominium to investigate a domestic disturbance,<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 13, 2014 |title=Brentwood, NH Mourns Slain Police Officer Stephen Arkell |url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/05/13/brentwood-nh-mourns-slain-police-officer-stephen-arkell/ |access-date=December 23, 2018 |publisher=CBS Boston}}</ref> led to many memorials and continuing events in his name, such as an annual [[5K run]]. In 2021, the section of [[New Hampshire Route 125|Route 125]] within Brentwood was officially named the Officer Stephen Arkell Memorial Highway.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.fosters.com/story/news/local/2021/07/11/route-125-named-honor-fallen-brentwood-nh-police-officer-stephen-arkell/7914970002/ |title=A true Granite State hero: Route 125 named in honor of fallen Brentwood officer |first=Kathleen D. |last=Bailey |website=[[Foster's Daily Democrat]] |location=[[Dover, New Hampshire]] |url-access=limited |date=July 11, 2021 |accessdate=July 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20200125/bill-would-name-rt-125-in-brentwood-in-honor-of-stephen-arkell |title=Bill would name Rt. 125 in Brentwood in honor of Stephen Arkell |first=Alex |last=LaCasse |website=seacoastonline.com |url-access=limited |date=January 28, 2020 |accessdate=July 12, 2021}}</ref>