Merrimack Valley
Merrimack Valley is a region northwest of Boston in Massachusetts. It consists of several towns in Middlesex and Essex Counties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Lowell and Lawrence.
Lowell
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Lowell is a city in Massachusetts about 40 minutes northwest of Boston. With over 115,000 residents, it's the fifth largest city in Massachusetts, and has an important historical background. It was the first planned industrial city in the United States.
Lawrence
Lawrence is a city in Massachusetts with a population of about 89,000. Methuen is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 53,000.
Haverhill
Haverhill is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Haverhill is located 35 miles north of Boston on the New Hampshire border and about 17 miles from the Atlantic Ocean.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Amesbury and Andover.
Amesbury
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Amesbury is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 17,000. Merrimac is a town with a population of 7,000.
Andover
Andover is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 37,000. It is situated at the crossroads of I-495 and I-93 in the heart of the Merrimack Valley.
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.
Wilmington
Wilmington is a city of around 23,000 people in the Merrimack Valley region. Tewksbury is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 31,000.
Townsend
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Townsend is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 9,000. Ashby is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 3,000.
Billerica
Billerica is a city of 42,000 people in Massachusetts that is on the border between Boston’s inner suburbs to the south and the Merrimack Valley region to the north.
North Reading
North Reading is a town of 15,000 in the southern part of the Merrimack Valley region of Eastern Massachusetts. Middleton is a town with a population of 10,000.
Shirley
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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.
Groveland
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Groveland is a town in Merrimack Valley with a population of 7,000. Georgetown is a town of 8,000. West Newbury is a small town of 4,500. Boxford is a town of about 8,000.
Westford
Westford is a city in the Merrimack Valley of Massachusetts. With a population of roughly 25,000, it's a thriving outer suburb of Lowell, with high tech industries.
Tyngsborough
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Tyngsborough is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 12,000. Dracut is a town with a population of 33,00. Dunstable is a town with a population of 3,000.
Merrimack Valley
- Type: region
- Description: region of Massachusetts
- Location: Eastern Massachusetts, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
42.724° or 42° 43′ 26″ northLongitude of center
-71.108° or 71° 6′ 29″ westWikidata ID
Q14842834
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Persian—“Merrimack Valley” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “メリマック・ヴァリー”
- Persian: “شهرستان میدلسکس”
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