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. It borders

West Newbury West Newbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Situated on the Merrimack River, its population was 4,500 at the 2020 census. History Originally inhabited by Agawam or Naumkeag peoples, West Newbury was settled by Eng ...

, Georgetown, and Rowley. It is located about 30 miles north-northeast of

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, along Interstate 95, about 10 miles south of the

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and Massachusetts. The ZIP Code for Byfield is 01922. Byfield was also the home of Governor

William Dummer William Dummer (bapt. September 29, 1677 (O.S.) October 10, 1677 (N.S.)/small> – October 10, 1761) was a politician in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He served as its lieutenant governor for fourteen years (1716–1730), including an e ...

. 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 (

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, Rowley and Newbury), Adelynrood Retreat & Conference Center run by the

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as well as the prep school

The Governor's Academy The Governor's Academy is an independent school north of Boston located on in the village of Byfield, Massachusetts, United States (town of Newbury), north of Boston. The Academy enrolls approximately 412 students in grades nine through twelve ...

(previously known as Governor Dummer Academy after

, 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" takes place during the first weekend in June, including the crowning of Miss Byfield and a woodsmen's contest.

Name

Byfield was named after 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.

In popular culture

The short story "Snowball," by mystery writer Ursula Curtiss, takes place in Byfield.

References

External links

Adelynrood Retreat & Conference Center

The Governor's Academy

Byfield Community Arts Center

Triton Regional School District

Town Website
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