Place:Norfolk, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Name
Norfolk
Alternate names
North Wrentham     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS25004964)
Type
Town
Coordinates
42.117°N 71.317°W
Located in
Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Norfolk is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,460 at the 2000 census.

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Norfolk was first settled in 1793 and was officially incorporated in 1870. It started out as land owned by King Philip; hence the names of the middle and high schools. The town was settled in 1793 but did not gain momentum until a priest was kicked out of neighboring Wrentham. He and his followers flocked to Norfolk, where others soon followed.

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