Ashland, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, dates back to about 1659. Once the original starting point of the world famous Boston Marathon, which still runs through Ashland, the town is also known as the site of Henry Warren’s invention of the electric clock, later manufactured here under the Telechron name. Traces of Ashland’s early history still live on, such as the supposedly haunted John Stone’s Inn on Main Street in the town center, which dates back to 1834.
Centrally situated in the Metrowest Boston area, Ashland is bordered by Sherborn on the east, Framingham on the north, Southborough on the west and northwest, and Hopkinton and Holliston on the south. Ashland is 20 miles east of Worcester, 22 miles west of Boston, and 191 miles from New York City. The town now boasts excellent transit facilities with the addition of a Commuter Rail stop.
The Ashland Public Schools continue to provide students with a well-rounded education. Families with school aged children can enroll them in one of the two elementary and two middle schools, one high school, or the vocational high school in neighboring Framingham. There is also the Pincushion Hill Montessori School, a private elementary school.
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