EXHIBIT 23(c)

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Ipswich Bancshares,  Inc.:


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-4 of Banknorth Group, Inc. ("Banknorth") of our report dated January
25, 2002, except note 22, as to which the date is February 26, 2002, relating
to the consolidated financial statements appearing in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Ipswich Bancshares, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2001. We also
consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement.





Portland, Maine                           /s/ Baker Newman & Noyes
April 1, 2002                             Limited Liability Company