Sherwood Forest
Sherwood Forest is an area within the town of Becket, Massachusetts. Originally established as a vacation community in the 1960s, the Sherwood Forest Road Maintenance District was established in 1982 with the approval of the Massachusetts State Senate and signed into existence by Governor of Massachusetts Edward J.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: area within the town of Becket, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Sherwood Forest, MA” and “Sherwood Forest, Massachusetts”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School and Acushnet Cedar Swamp.
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School
School
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School is a vocational high school located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States for students in grades 9–12.
Acushnet Cedar Swamp
Recreation area
Acushnet Cedar Swamp is a 1,100-acre swamp located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Acushnet Cedar Swamp is situated 2 miles southwest of Sherwood Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acushnet and New Bedford.
Acushnet
Town
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New Bedford is in Massachusetts on the southern coast. New Bedford's excellent harbor made it a natural fishing and whaling center. It was the world's premier whaling port in the 19th century, and, for a time, "the richest city in the world" and "the city that lit the world" because of whale oil production. Acushnet is situated 2 miles southeast of Sherwood Forest.
New Bedford
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New Bedford is in Massachusetts on the southern coast. New Bedford's excellent harbor made it a natural fishing and whaling center. It was the world's premier whaling port in the 19th century, and, for a time, "the richest city in the world" and "the city that lit the world" because of whale oil production.
Fairhaven
Photo: Schlitzer90, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the South Coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.
Sherwood Forest
Latitude
41.70705° or 41° 42′ 25″ northLongitude
-70.92726° or 70° 55′ 38″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Open location code
87HFP34F+R3OpenStreetMap ID
node 158863987OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Sherwood Forest” goes by many names.
- French: “Sherwood Forest”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Acushnet Public Library and Morton Avenue Soccer Field.
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