[2] Madbury was originally a part of Dover called "Barbadoes", after the West Indies island of Barbados with which settlers conducted trade, sending wood and lumber in exchange for sugar, molasses, slaves and other commodities.

Madbury was once the farm of Sir Francis Champernowne of Greenland, and named after his ancient family's mansion at Modbury in Devon, England.

[1] The highest point of land is the summit of Hicks Hill, at 331 feet (101 m) above sea level, located close to the center of town.

The Western Mainline of Pan Am Railways (CSX Transportation as of 2022), which runs north-south through the center of Madbury, reached the town between 1840 and 1843.

[4] The station building was located near Route 155 and the W. H. Elliot Rose Greenhouses, which were constructed in 1901.

Glass and greenhouse supplies, in addition to several carloads of coal, came to the Madbury Station each week.

Madbury is part of the Oyster River Cooperative School District, along with the towns of Durham and Lee.

After taking two years off during COVID (in 2020 and 2021), it returned in 2022 to now be held on the Saturday after Labor Day.

[9] Main activities include the parade, community yard sale, BBQ, and face-painting.

Participants of the parade typically include antique cars, fire engines, the Oyster River Middle School Jazz Band, clowns on unicycles, women of the Madbury Community Club, and adolescents on bicycles.