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Norwell is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.It was first settled in 1634 as a part of the settlement of Satuit (later Scituate), which encompasses present day Scituate and Norwell. It was officially created, in 1849 and soon became known as South Scituate. The town changed its name to Norwell in 1888, named after Henry Norwell, a dry goods merchant who provided funds for the maintenance of the town roads.
Today, Norwell is an affluent suburban community with over 9,000 residents that has modern schools, shopping, churches, libraries, health facilities, a wildlife preserve, and other support facilities as well as three large industrial parks.
Located on the South Shore, Norwell is bordered by Hanover and Rockland on the west, Pembroke on the south, Marshfield and Scituate on the east and northeast, and Hingham on the north. Norwell is about 14 miles east of Brockton, 17 miles north of Plymouth and 20 miles south of Boston.
Much of Norwell's eastern border lies along the North River, where numerous shipbuilding companies once stood. There are numerous other brooks and ponds throughout the town, including Third Herring Brook, which constitutes much of the town's border with Hanover, Accord Pond at the junction of Norwell, Rockland and Hingham, and Jacobs Pond, along Route 123. The northern half of the town is hilly, and the southern end of Wompatuck State Park juts into the town.
Norwell is currently ranked 52 wealthiest town in Massachusetts. (Plymouth County is ranked approximately the 150th wealthiest county in the United States.)
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