Wellesley

Wellesley is a city in in the area. It is a wealthy suburb and home to Wellesley College, Babson College and Mass Bay Community College. Wellesley includes the villages of Babson Park and Wellesley Hills.
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  • Type: Town with 27,000 residents
  • Description: town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Wellesley, MA”, “Wellesley, Mass.”, “Wellesley, Massachusetts”, and “West Needham”
  • Postal code: 02482
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wellesley College and Whitin Observatory.

College
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is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is one of the Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial grouping of women's colleges in the northeastern United States.

Observatory
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is an astronomical owned and operated by . Built in 1900, with additions in 1906, 1967, and 2010, it is located in Wellesley, and named after trustee Mrs.

Museum
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The Davis Museum is an art museum located on the campus in Wellesley, . The college art collection was first displayed in the Farnsworth Art Building, founded in 1889.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton Lower Falls.

Village
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is one of the thirteen villages within the city of in , , United States. The commercial area extends across the into Wellesley, where it is known as Wellesley Lower Falls, where a majority of the retail businesses are located. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wellesley.

Wellesley

Latitude
42.2965° or 42° 17′ 47″ north
Longitude
-71.2926° or 71° 17′ 33″ west
Population
27,000
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
United Nations Location Codes
US NEE and US WEL
Open location code
87JC7PW4+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158821560
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4954738
Wiki­data ID
Q533317
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Wellesley” goes by many names.
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  • Serbian: “Велесли”
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  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wellesley, Massachusetts”
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