Ashmont

Ashmont is a section of the neighborhood of , . It includes the subsections of Ashmont Hill, Peabody Square, and Ashmont-Adams.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Neighborhood with 30,000 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Ashmont, Boston”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parish of All Saints Ashmont and Dorchester South Burying Ground.

Church
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The Parish of All Saints, Ashmont, is a church of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts located at 209 Ashmont Street in the Dorchester neighborhood of , .

Cemetery
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The is a historic graveyard on Dorchester Avenue in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1814, it is the second oldest cemetery in Dorchester, after the North Burying Ground.

Park
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is a historic bounded by Dorchester Avenue, Richmond, Adams and Richview Streets in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lower Mills and Dorchester.

Neighborhood
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The Dorchester-Milton Industrial District is a historic district on both sides of the in the area of and in the town of .

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So, you've decided to visit . Congratulations! Boston's largest neighborhood had long been written off, dismissed as “too dangerous” by those who had never set foot here.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. is the original Massachusett name for the Dorchester area, possibly meaning "a place to sit." At the 2010 census, it had a population of 36,480, with the majority of its population being immigrants.

Ashmont

Latitude
42.28343° or 42° 17′ 0″ north
Longitude
-71.06894° or 71° 4′ 8″ west
Population
30,000
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Open location code
87JC7WMJ+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158853102
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4929314
Wiki­data ID
Q4805681
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Ashmont” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Ashmont”
  • French: “Ashmont”
  • Russian: “Ашмонт”
  • Turkish: “Ashmont”

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