Norwell, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Norwell is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, along the North River on Boston’s South Shore. It incorporated as South Scituate in 1849 and adopted the name Norwell in 1888. Shipbuilding and agriculture were important to its earlier economy. Postwar highway access contributed to its growth as a residential commuter community. Woodlands, conservation areas, old stone walls and river landscapes preserve elements of its rural and maritime past.