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New England
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England
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Population
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State
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City / Town
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County
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Population
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672,973
|
MA
|
→
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Boston
|
←
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Lincs
|
45,732
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213,862
|
MA
|
→
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Worcester
|
←
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Worcs
|
108,745
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154,702
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MA
|
→
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Springfield
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←
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Essex
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8,533
|
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|
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139,535
|
CT
|
→
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Stamford
|
←
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Lincs
|
20,937
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|
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122,588
|
MA
|
→
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Cambridge
|
←
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Cambs
|
157,697
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121,981
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CT
|
→
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Hartford | Hertford
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←
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Herts
|
30,269
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116,818
|
NH
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→
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Manchester
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←
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Lancs
|
607,041
|
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|
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|
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104,236
|
MA
|
→
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Lynn | King's Lynn
|
←
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Norfolk
|
48,195
|
|
|
|
|
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89,033
|
CT
|
→
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Danbury
|
←
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Essex
|
6,059
|
|
|
|
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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
|
←
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Devon
|
274,607
|
|
|
|
|
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66,370
|
MA
|
→
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Malden | Maldon
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←
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Essex
|
24,473
|
|
|
|
|
|
65,037
|
MA
|
→
|
Waltham | Waltham Abbey
|
←
|
Essex
|
19,019
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,801
|
CT
|
→
|
Greenwich
|
←
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Kent
|
|
|
|
|
|
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62,522
|
MA
|
→
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Taunton
|
←
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Somerset
|
64,181
|
|
|
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62,341
|
CT
|
→
|
Bristol
|
←
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Glos
|
444,562
|
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60,810
|
CT
|
→
|
Meriden
|
←
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Warks
|
2,122
|
|
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59,773
|
CT
|
→
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Manchester
|
←
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Lancs
|
607,041
|
|
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59,759
|
MA
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→
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Weymouth
|
←
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Dorset
|
56,384
|
|
|
|
|
|
53,908
|
CT
|
→
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Stratford | Stratford-upon-Avon
|
←
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Warks
|
30,745
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,101
|
MA
|
→
|
Barnstable | Barnstaple
|
←
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Devon
|
32,646
|
|
|
|
|
|
47,447
|
MA
|
→
|
Attleboro | Attleborough
|
←
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Norfolk
|
11,748
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,406
|
CT
|
→
|
Wallingford
|
←
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Berks
|
8,735
|
|
|
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|
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44,194
|
MA
|
→
|
Leominster
|
←
|
Herefs
|
11,230
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,962
|
MA
|
→
|
Woburn
|
←
|
Beds
|
604
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,363
|
MA
|
→
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Beverly | Beverley
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←
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Yorks
|
32,955
|
|
|
|
|
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42,722
|
MA
|
→
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Marlborough
|
←
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Wilts
|
8,817
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,632
|
MA
|
→
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Billerica | Billericay
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←
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Essex
|
34,191
|
|
|
|
|
|
41,142
|
CT
|
→
|
Enfield
|
←
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Middx
|
136,528
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,130
|
MA
|
→
|
Chelsea
|
←
|
Middx
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,001
|
CT
|
→
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Norwich
|
←
|
Norfolk
|
206,467
|
|
|
|
|
|
39,627
|
MA
|
→
|
Shrewsbury
|
←
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Salop
|
79,264
|
|
|
|
|
|
39,138
|
CT
|
→
|
Groton
|
←
|
Suffolk
|
364
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,957
|
MA
|
→
|
Braintree
|
←
|
Essex
|
44,951
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,549
|
MA
|
→
|
Chelmsford
|
←
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Essex
|
115,807
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,014
|
MA
|
→
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Andover
|
←
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Hants
|
50,888
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,281
|
RI
|
→
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Coventry
|
←
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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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
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.
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.