Town of Shirley

Shirley is a city in Merrimack Valley with a population of 7,000. The town was named for former Governor William Shirley, and was settled in 1720 and incorporated in 1775.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Shirley Town Hall and Shirley Town Pound.

Shirley Town Pound

Historic site

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Shirley Town Pound is a historic site.

First Parish Meetinghouse

Church

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First Parish Meetinghouse is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ayer and Devens.

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 east of Town of Shirley.

Devens

Town

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Devens is a regional enterprise zone and census-designated place in the towns of Ayer and Shirley and Harvard in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is the successor to Fort Devens, a military post that operated from 1917 to 1996. Devens is situated 3 miles southeast of Town of Shirley.

Town of Shirley

Type: Locality with 7,400 residents
Also known as: “Stow Leg”
Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.5726° or 42° 34′ 21″ north

Longitude

-71.6471° or 71° 38′ 49″ west

Population

7,400

Elevation

374 feet (114 metres)

Open location code

87JCH9F3+25

GeoNames ID

4950862

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