Swansea

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Swansea is a coastal town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, known for its suburban character and proximity to both Providence and Fall River.

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Swansea canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
adjacentTo Mount Hope Bay
areaCode 508
774
borderedBy Barrington, Rhode Island
Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Seekonk
surface form: Seekonk, Massachusetts

Somerset, Massachusetts
Warren, Rhode Island
coastal true
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Bristol County, Massachusetts
FIPSCode 25-68245
GNISFeatureID 0619430
governmentType open town meeting
hasBodyOfWater Cole River
Lees River NERFINISHED
Mount Hope Bay
Narragansett Bay
hasHighSchool Joseph Case High School
hasLandUse commercial
residential
wetlands
hasVillage Barneys Joy (historic area)
Swansea, Massachusetts
surface form: North Swansea, Massachusetts

Ocean Grove, Massachusetts
Swansea, Massachusetts
surface form: South Swansea, Massachusetts
incorporated 1667
knownFor retail centers
suburban character
locatedIn New England
Northeastern United States
locatedOn east shore of Narragansett Bay
majorHighway Massachusetts Route 118
Massachusetts Route 136
U.S. Route 195
U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED
namedAfter Swansea
surface form: Swansea, Wales
near Fall River, Massachusetts
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
surface form: Providence, Rhode Island
partOf Providence–Warwick metropolitan area
surface form: Providence metropolitan area
regionType coastal town
schoolDistrict Swansea Public Schools
settled 1662
state Massachusetts
suburban true
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
ZIPCode 02777

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