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Byfield, Massachusetts

Village in Newbury, Massachusetts, US

Byfield, Massachusetts
Summary

Village in Newbury, Massachusetts, US

Methodist church in central Byfield
Gov. William Dummer House in 1905

Byfield is a village (also referred to as a "parish") in the town of Newbury, in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It borders West Newbury, Georgetown, and Rowley. It is located approximately 30 mi north-northeast of Boston, along Interstate 95, about 10 mi south of the border between New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The ZIP Code for Byfield is 01922.

Byfield was also the home of Governor William Dummer. The village post office was established January 11, 1826, with Benjamin Colman as the first postmaster.

The village consists of mainly residential homes, with a few local businesses. It also contains the Newbury town library and Triton Regional High School, which serves three towns (Salisbury, Rowley and Newbury), Adelynrood Retreat & Conference Center, run by the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross as well as the prep school The Governor's Academy (previously known as Governor Dummer Academy after William Dummer, one of the founders of the Newbury area). An arts center and Pearson's deer farm are also located in Byfield.

A festival called "Byfield Days" formerly took place during the first weekend in June, which included the crowning of Miss Byfield and a woodsmen's contest.

Etymology

Byfield was named after a Judge Byfield, who donated the bell to the Byfield Parish Church.

Notable places

File:Byfield Elementary School, Byfield MA.jpg|Elementary school File:Civil War Memorial, Byfield MA.jpg|Civil War memorial statue File:Newbury Town Library.jpg|Newbury library, located in Byfield File:Triton Regional High School, Byfield MA.jpg|Triton Regional High School

Governor's Academy located on William Dummer's estate.

Notable people

  • Parker West, NFL cheerleader

References

References

  1. (2022). "Byfield ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com.
  2. (1981). "The Post Offices of Massachusetts". Massachusetts Postal Research Society.
  3. (1959). "The House on Plymouth Street and Other Stories by Ursula Curtiss".
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