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About Weymouth
The Town of Weymouth is a city[2] in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, Weymouth had a total population of 53,743.[1] Despite its city status, it is formally known as the Town of Weymouth. It is named after Weymouth, Dorset, a coastal town in England.
Neighborhoods
Weymouth contains the Weymouth Back River and the Weymouth Fore River; its surroundings, formerly industrial, are now set aside as parks and natural areas including Webb Memorial State Park.
Weymouth residents often designate which of four distinct ‘districts’ they live in.
- North Weymouth is considered anything north of the intersection of Church Street, North Street and Green Street. Some of the sites around North Weymouth are Great Esker Park, George Lane Beach, Webb State Park, the Wessagusset Yacht Club, Boston skyline views, and the Abigail Adams Historical Society. It also includes up and coming waterfront property that rivals similar in pricier towns.
- South Weymouth is mostly south of Route 3.
- East Weymouth is somewhat in the center of Weymouth, including Whitman’s Pond, Jackson Square, and Town Hall. East Weymouth has several fine examples of Victorian homes, including Queen Anne, shingle, and colonial revival homes. Some particularly fine examples of these homes are being restored on Hillcrest Road.
- Weymouth Landing spans a mile around Weston Park.
Weymouth is bordered on the north by Hingham Bay. Weymouth’s territory includes Grape Island, Slate Island, and Sheep Island, all part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Weymouth is bordered on the west by Quincy, Braintree, and Holbrook. It is bordered on the south by Abington andRockland. Weymouth is bordered on the east by Hingham.
Transportation
Weymouth is served by several MBTA Bus routes as well as three MBTA Commuter Rail stations: two on the Greenbush Line, at Weymouth Landing and near Jackson Square, and one on the Old Colony Line at South Weymouth. Numbered routes that pass through the town include Massachusetts Routes 3, 3A, 18, 53, 58 and 139.
All information about Weymouth courtesy of: Wikipedia
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