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  • About
  • The Rivers
    • Nashua
    • Squannacook
    • Nissitissit
  • Wild & Scenic
  • The Study
    • Stewardship Council
    • ORRV Sub-committee
    • Outreach Sub-committee
  • Communities
    • Ayer
    • Bolton
    • Brookline
    • Dunstable
    • Groton
    • Harvard
    • Hollis
    • Lancaster
    • Pepperell
    • Shirley
    • Townsend
  • Documents
    • Stewardship Plan and Appendices
    • Timeline
    • Study Act Legislation 2014
    • NPS Reconnaissance Study 2013
    • PowerPoint Presentation to Town Boards and Commissions - Dec. 2017
    • Stewardship Council Documents
    • Partnership W+SR - 20 Years of Success
    • Approved Policy Documents
  • Images / Press
    • Press
  • Videos
  • View Stewardship Plan and Appendices
  • Events
  • FAQ's
  • Town Votes & Board Letters of Endorsement
  • Other Letters of Support
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Townsend, Massachusetts
​Townsend is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,926 at the 2010 census.   Townsend was first settled in 1676, and was officially incorporated in 1732.  The town was named after Charles Townshend, English secretary of state and an opponent of the Tories.  The Town is bordered by Mason, New Hampshire and Brookline, New Hampshire to the north, Pepperell to the east, Groton and Shirley to the southeast, Lunenburg to the south, and Ashby to the west. 


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Contact:  Town Administrator James R. Kreidler, Jr.  978-597-1701