Ipswich, MA Community Information

The town of Ipswich is located in Essex County in northeastern Massachusetts, about 30 miles northeast of Boston. Hamilton borders Ipswich to the south, Rowley to the north, Essex to the east, and Topsfield and Boxford to the west. Ipswich is a traditional New England town with a highly developed "town center" surrounded by rural landscape and residential neighborhoods.  Ipswich is approximately 33 square miles of rolling topography, forests, fields, farmland, marshes, dunes, and beaches. The rural setting provides for exceptional river and ocean views and extensive open space. Ipswich is home to popular destinations such as Willowdale State Forest, the Parker River Wildlife Refuge, and the Sandy Point State Reservation. Crane Beach has been noted as "one of the most beautifully scenic beaches in all New England." The Massachusetts Department of Environmental significance to the state. The many preserved and protected lands in Ipswich provide open space and critical habitat, as well as providing residents and tourists with numerous recreational opportunities.

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