42º02N 71º08W, pop (2000e) 22 300. Town in Bristol Co, SE Massachusetts, USA; located 38 km/24 mi S of Boston and 32 km/20 mi NE of Providence, RI; land first settled, 1694; incorporated as Easton, 1725; birthplace of Oakes Ames; Ames family donated many late 19th-c town buildings including Oakes Ames Memorial Hall, The Ames Free Library, and Old Colony Railroad Station; c.15% of the area is dedicated conservation land.
Easton may refer to:
Locations
United KingdomEaston, Bristol Easton, Cambridgeshire Easton, Dorset Easton, Hampshire Crux Easton, Hampshire Easton, Isle of Wight Easton, Lincolnshire Easton, Norfolk Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire Easton Neston, Northamptonshire Easton, Suffolk Several villages and hamlets in the county of Wiltshire Easton, Bishops Cannings, near Devizes Easton, Corsham Easton Grey, between Malmesbury and Sherston Easton Royal, between Burbage and Pewsey |
United StatesEaston, California Easton, Connecticut Easton, Illinois Easton, Kansas Easton, Maine Easton, Maryland Easton, Massachusetts Easton, Missouri Easton, New Hampshire Easton, New York Easton, Pennsylvania Easton, Texas Easton, Washington Easton, Adams County, Wisconsin Easton, Marathon County, Wisconsin Easton Town Center, a development in Ohio |
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Adam Easton, an English Roman Catholic cardinal Amos Easton (1905-1968), better known as Bumble Bee Slim, American blues musician Brandon M. Easton, a professional wrestling manager Elliot Easton, guitarist for The Cars Mark Easton, BBC News Home Editor Matthew George Easton, Scottish Presbyterian preacher and writer Michael Easton, American television actor Peter Easton, a pirate Robert Easton, a British bass singer Sam Easton, an actor Sheena Easton, a pop singer Tim Easton, an American guitaristOther
Easton (company), manufacturer of sports equipment| This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. |
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