Foxborough (MA) town

Foxborough is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,865 at the 2010 census.

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Foxborough town i Norfolk county i Massachusetts i USA

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Settled in 1704 and incorporated in 1778. Foxborough was composed of small neighborhood communities until the early 1900s. These included Foxvale/Paineburgh, which remained semi-independent until the early twentieth century; Quaker Hill in South Foxborough; and Lakeview/Donkeyville in West Foxborough.

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the town of Foxborough was named for Charles James Fox, a Whig member of Parliament and a staunch supporter of the Colonies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.

”Foxborough” is the official spelling of the town name, although the alternative spelling ”Foxboro” is also frequently used.

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Massachusetts i USA

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Foxborough,+Massachusetts,+USA

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Foxvale/Paineburgh
Quaker Hill
South Foxborough
Lakeview/Donkeyville