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Raynham (/ ˈ r eɪ n ə m /) is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately 32 miles (51 km) south of Boston and 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 15,082 at the 2020 census. It has one village, Raynham Center.
- Raynham Flea Market. Near the intersection of Routes 24 and 44 you’ll find the largest flea market in New England. Raynham Flea Market takes place on Sundays year round, and on Saturdays, Thanksgiving through Christmas.
- Massasoit State Park. Raynham’s southeast corner touches this 1,200 state recreation area, on the deep wooded shores of six lakes and ponds. Exploring Massasoit State Park you can hike, bicycle or ride along shaded loops, visiting the shores of hidden ponds and crossing a network of cranberry bogs.
- Johnson’s Pond Recreational Park. This little waterside idyll is one of a few gorgeous public spaces along the banks of the Forge River in Raynham. Johnson’s Pond was first stocked with trout in 2009, and has been a fishing hotspot ever since, hosting the town’s annual youth fishing derby in May.
- Borden Colony Complex. Also crossed by the Forge River, this 300-acre space is home to the town’s Parks & Recreation department and is primed for all kinds of active and passive recreation.
Raynham was established in 1731 as a distinct and separate township carved out of the northeast corner of the “Town” of Taunton. Known as the site of the earliest successful iron works (1652), Raynham continues today as a thriving, successful community.
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A Brief History of Raynham, Massachusetts. by Kathleen Roberts, Raynham Historical Commission. The area that is now known as the city of Taunton was first settled in 1639. Iron ore was discovered in Taunton on the banks of the Two Mile (Forge) River in 1652.
