New England Places Named for English Places

Name every New England city and town with a population greater than 10,000 that is named directly for a place in England.
The English places include cities, towns, villages, hamlets, and areas (of a city).
See the stickied comment for a list of edge cases that aren't included in the main list.
I've tried to be exhaustive, but let me know if I've left somewhere out.
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New England
 
 
 
England
 
 
 
 
Population
State
 
City / Town
 
County
Population
 
 
 
 
672,973
MA
Boston
Lincs
45,732
 
 
 
 
213,862
MA
Worcester
Worcs
108,745
 
 
 
 
154,702
MA
Springfield
Essex
8,533
 
 
 
 
139,535
CT
Stamford
Lincs
20,937
 
 
 
 
122,588
MA
Cambridge
Cambs
157,697
 
 
 
 
121,981
CT
Hartford | Hertford
Herts
30,269
 
 
 
 
116,818
NH
Manchester
Lancs
607,041
 
 
 
 
104,236
MA
Lynn | King's Lynn
Norfolk
48,195
 
 
 
 
89,033
CT
Danbury
Essex
6,059
 
 
 
 
73,021
MA
Framingham | Framlingham
Suffolk
3,832
 
 
 
 
69,911
ME
Portland
Dorset
13,747
 
 
 
 
68,361
MA
Haverhill
Suffolk
28,502
 
 
 
 
67,846
MA
Plymouth
Devon
274,607
 
 
 
 
66,370
MA
Malden | Maldon
Essex
24,473
 
 
 
 
65,037
MA
Waltham | Waltham Abbey
Essex
19,019
 
 
 
 
64,801
CT
Greenwich
Kent
52,012
 
 
 
 
62,522
MA
Taunton
Somerset
64,181
 
 
 
 
62,341
CT
Bristol
Glos
444,562
 
 
 
 
60,810
CT
Meriden
Warks
2,122
 
 
 
 
59,773
CT
Manchester
Lancs
607,041
 
 
 
 
59,759
MA
Weymouth
Dorset
56,384
 
 
 
 
53,908
CT
Stratford | Stratford-upon-Avon
Warks
30,745
 
 
 
 
50,101
MA
Barnstable | Barnstaple
Devon
32,646
 
 
 
 
47,447
MA
Attleboro | Attleborough
Norfolk
11,748
 
 
 
 
44,406
CT
Wallingford
Berks
8,735
 
 
 
 
44,194
MA
Leominster
Herefs
11,230
 
 
 
 
43,962
MA
Woburn
Beds
604
 
 
 
 
43,363
MA
Beverly | Beverley
Yorks
32,955
 
 
 
 
42,722
MA
Marlborough
Wilts
8,817
 
 
 
 
42,632
MA
Billerica | Billericay
Essex
34,191
 
 
 
 
41,142
CT
Enfield
Middx
136,528
 
 
 
 
40,130
MA
Chelsea
Middx
51,411
 
 
 
 
40,001
CT
Norwich
Norfolk
206,467
 
 
 
 
39,627
MA
Shrewsbury
Salop
79,264
 
 
 
 
39,138
CT
Groton
Suffolk
364
 
 
 
 
38,957
MA
Braintree
Essex
44,951
 
 
 
 
38,549
MA
Chelmsford
Essex
115,807
 
 
 
 
37,014
MA
Andover
Hants
50,888
 
 
 
 
36,281
RI
Coventry
Warks
364,878
 
 
 
 
35,796
CT
Torrington | Great Torrington
Devon
6,083
 
 
 
 
35,503
CT
Glastonbury
Somerset
8,443
 
 
 
 
34,623
NH
Dover
Kent
37,055
 
 
 
 
34,367
MA
Dartmouth
Devon
5,322
 
 
 
 
33,361
MA
Falmouth
Cornwall
24,298
 
 
 
 
32,897
MA
Needham | Needham Market
Suffolk
5,360
 
 
 
 
32,783
MA
Dracut | Draycot Foliat
Wilts
< 50
 
 
 
 
31,047
MA
Northampton
Northants
253,499
 
 
 
 
30,627
MA
Gloucester
Glos
124,566
 
 
 
 
29,879
CT
Windsor
Berks
32,423
 
 
 
 
29,309
MA
Bridgewater | Bridgwater
Somerset
50,349
 
 
 
 
28,724
CT
Branford | Brentford
Middx
30,326
 
 
 
 
28,003
CT
New London | London
Middx
9,065,696
 
 
 
 
27,291
CT
Wethersfield
Essex
717
 
 
 
 
25,803
MA
Reading
Berks
213,496
 
 
 
 
25,731
MA
Dedham
Essex
803
 
 
 
 
25,225
MA
Yarmouth | Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
29,150
 
 
 
 
24,547
ME
Scarborough
Yorks
60,892
 
 
 
 
24,481
MA
Hingham
Norfolk
2,304
 
 
 
 
23,689
MA
Wareham
Dorset
5,939
 
 
 
 
23,028
NH
Portsmouth
Hants
230,389
 
 
 
 
22,399
ME
Biddeford | Bideford
Devon
19,826
 
 
 
 
22,322
CT
Guilford | Guildford
Surrey
82,118
 
 
 
 
21,970
RI
Bristol
Glos
444,562
 
 
 
 
20,575
MA
Sandwich
Kent
4,592
 
 
 
 
19,912
ME
Windham | Wymondham
Norfolk
17,495
 
 
 
 
19,643
MA
Sudbury
Suffolk
25,051
 
 
 
 
19,435
CT
Wilton
Wilts
4,349
 
 
 
 
18,177
CT
Killingly | Kellingley
Yorks
< 50
 
 
 
 
17,588
MA
Amesbury
Wilts
13,548
 
 
 
 
17,474
RI
Portsmouth
Hants
230,389
 
 
 
 
16,961
RI
Barrington
Somerset
392
 
 
 
 
16,579
MA
Raynham
Norfolk
367
 
 
 
 
16,381
NH
Hampton
Middx
31,175
 
 
 
 
16,213
NH
Exeter
Devon
133,312
 
 
 
 
15,825
CT
Colchester
Essex
136,773
 
 
 
 
15,809
RI
Tiverton
Devon
19,853
 
 
 
 
15,346
NH
Durham
Durham
52,050
 
 
 
 
14,836
MA
Bedford
Beds
101,450
 
 
 
 
14,752
CT
Tolland
Somerset
< 50
 
 
 
 
14,715
MA
Wilbraham | Great Wilbraham
Cambs
1,038
 
 
 
 
14,293
ME
York
Yorks
148,331
 
 
 
 
14,131
MA
Ipswich
Suffolk
152,481
 
 
 
 
13,635
MA
Harwich
Essex
20,995
 
 
 
 
13,514
MA
Oxford
Oxon
174,953
 
 
 
 
13,311
CT
Oxford
Oxon
174,953
 
 
 
 
12,982
ME
Falmouth
Cornwall
24,298
 
 
 
 
12,925
CT
Derby
Derbys
291,538
 
 
 
 
12,453
MA
Wrentham
Suffolk
910
 
 
 
 
12,094
ME
Wells
Somerset
12,956
 
 
 
 
11,721
CT
Stafford
Staffs
75,051
 
 
 
 
11,541
MA
Groton
Suffolk
364
 
 
 
 
11,428
MA
Leicester
Leics
429,848
 
 
 
 
10,620
MA
Winchendon | Nether Winchendon
Bucks
133
 
 
 
 
10,517
CT
Weston | Weston-super-Mare
Somerset
86,820
 
 
 
 
10,360
CT
Winchester
Hants
51,078
 
 
 
 
10,266
MA
Hull | Kingston-upon-Hull
Yorks
279,237
 
 
 
 
10,120
MA
Sturbridge | Stourbridge
Worcs
57,759
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2 Comments
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Level 88
May 28, 2026
Name origins are sourced from Wikipedia. Populations come from citypopulation.de.

The following cities/towns are named for nobles rather than directly for English places (e.g. the Earl of Warwick, rather than Warwick itself):

Abington, MA

Burlington, VT (& MA)

Colchester, VT

Mansfield, MA

Rochester, NH

Tewksbury, MA

Uxbridge, MA

Warwick, RI

Glocester, RI

Here are some more edge cases and uncertainties:

Acton, MA - May or may not be named after Acton, London.

Claremont, NH - Named after a stately home in Surrey.

Duxbury, MA - Named after a country estate near Chorley.

Ellington, CT - Named after an Ellington in either Hunts or Yorks.

Kittery, ME - The English Kittery has been subsumed by Kingswear, Devon.

Lexington, MA - Named after either Laxton, Notts, or Lord Lexington.

Ludlow, MA - Possibly named after Roger Ludlow, rather than the town.


Medfield, MA - May or may not be named after Metfield, Suffolk.

Medford, MA - Possibly named for Maidford, Northants. I doubt it.

+1
Level 88
May 28, 2026
Milton, MA - Possibly named after Milton Abbey/Abbas, Dorset.

Norton, MA - May or may not be named after Chipping Norton.

Norwood, MA - Apparently named for a Norwood in England, but it’s unclear.

Simsbury, CT - Named after either Symondsbury, Dorset, or a guy called Simon.

Windham, CT - May or may not be named after Wymondham, Norfolk.