Ashburnham is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts. At the 2000 census the town population was 5,546. It is home to Cushing Academy, a private preparatory school.

For geographic and demographic information on the village of South Ashburnham, please see the article South Ashburnham, Massachusetts.

History

Ashburnham was first settled in 1736, and was officially incorporated in 1765. The name is of United Kingdom origin, possibly drawn from the Earl of Ashburnham, in Pembrey, or the Sussex community of Ashburnham.

Ashburnam was originally made up of the lands granted to officers and soldiers of a 1690...

Ashburnham is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts. At the 2000 census the town population was 5,546. It is home to Cushing Academy, a private preparatory school.

For geographic and demographic information on the village of South Ashburnham, please see the article South Ashburnham, Massachusetts.

History

Ashburnham was first settled in 1736, and was officially incorporated in 1765. The name is of United Kingdom origin, possibly drawn from the Earl of Ashburnham, in Pembrey, or the Sussex community of Ashburnham.

Ashburnam was originally made up of the lands granted to officers and soldiers of a 1690 expedition to Canada. It was called the Plantation of Dorchester-Canada until it was incorporated.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.0 square miles (106.2 km²), of which, 38.7 square miles (100.2 km²) of it is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) of it (5.68%) is water.