Lawrence Academy
Lawrence Academy at Groton is a private, nonsectarian, co-educational college-preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts. Founded in 1792 as Groton Academy and chartered in 1793 by Governor John Hancock, Lawrence is the tenth-oldest boarding school in the United States and the third-oldest in Massachusetts, following The Governor's Academy and Phillips Academy at Andover.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: School
- Description: high school in Groton, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Lawrence Academy at Groton”
- Address: 14 Main Street, Groton, 01450
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include First Parish Church of Groton and Bancroft’s castle.
First Parish Church of Groton
Place of worship
The First Parish Church of Groton is a historic church building at 1 Powderhouse Road in Groton, Massachusetts. It was built in 1754-55 and restyled in 1839 for a congregation whose history dates to the founding of the community in the 17th century. First Parish Church of Groton is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Lawrence Academy.
Bancroft’s castle
Ruins
Bancroft's castle was built by General William Bancroft in 1906 atop Gibbet Hill in Groton, Massachusetts. Since 2000, the "castle" and trails became part of Groton's protected open space and was opened to the public. Bancroft’s castle is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Lawrence Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Groton and Ayer.
Groton
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Groton is a town of about 10,500 people in Middlesex County, in the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts. Groton, like a lot of towns in New England, has a plethora of historic homes and structures to see.
Ayer
Village
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Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871, and became a major commercial railroad junction. Ayer is situated 3 miles south of Lawrence Academy.
East Pepperell
Suburb
East Pepperell is a village and census-designated place in the town of Pepperell in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,120 at the 2020 census. East Pepperell is situated 4½ miles north of Lawrence Academy.
Lawrence Academy
- Categories: high school and education
- Location: Town of Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.60327° or 42° 36′ 12″ northLongitude
-71.56481° or 71° 33′ 53″ westElevation
394 feet (120 metres)Open location code
87JCJC3P+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 29777360OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Lawrence Academy” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “勞倫斯學院”
- Dutch: “Lawrence Academy at Groton”
- French: “Lawrence Academy at Groton”
- French: “Lawrence Academy”
- German: “Lawrence Academy”
- Japanese: “ローレンス・アカデミーグロトン校”
- Swedish: “Lawrence Academy at Groton”
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