Shawsheen River

Shawsheen River is a river in Middlesex, Massachusetts. Shawsheen River is situated nearby to the hamlet Bedford Springs, as well as near South Billerica.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shawsheen Cemetery and Bedford Free Public Library.

Shawsheen Cemetery

Cemetery

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Shawsheen Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Great Road and Shawsheen Road in Bedford, Massachusetts. The cemetery is Bedford's second, opened in 1849 as its Old Burying Ground was filling up.

First Parish Meetinghouse

Place of worship

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First Parish Meetinghouse is a place of worship.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bedford and Billerica.

Bedford is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 14,000. Carlisle is a town with a population of 5,000. A low population density gives the town a rural feel, and it's known for outdoor activities including hiking and biking.

Billerica

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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.

Burlington

Town

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Woburn is a city in the Greater Boston region of Massachusetts with a population of 41,000. If you want to sound like a local, pronounce it "WOO-burn".

Shawsheen River

Type: River
Category: body of water
Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.5075° or 42° 30′ 27″ north

Longitude

-71.2511° or 71° 15′ 4″ west

Open location code

87JCGP4X+XH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 891688333

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=river

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Bedfordshire Golf Club and Shawsheen River.

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