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Region of Massachusetts
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South County is in Central Massachusetts. It is in the southwest corner of Worcester County and is home to roughly 80,000 people. This region consists of rolling hills peppered with milltowns and semi-rural suburbs.
By plane
Although you will still need a car to reach South County, travelers from further afield could fly into Boston or Hartford, both of which are about an hour away.
You will need a car to explore South County. It is a sprawling region without a center. Traffic on local roads is usually not an issue. Neither is traffic on I-395.
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Charlton is a small town in Central Massachusetts located outside of Worcester. Charlton is primarily a bedroom community, though there are a number of businesses in the center of town and especially along the Route 20 corridor.
Southbridge is a town in southern Central Massachusetts, about 60 miles from Boston. Southbridge is a close-knit community with a downtown area of friendly small businesses.
Small town filled with antique shops, restaurants, and Old Sturbridge Village, a living history museum.
Webster is a small town of about 16,000 (add 2,500 or so more in summer) in the South County region of Central Massachusetts along the Connecticut border. It was founded in 1832 by Samuel Slater, one of the initiators of the United States Industrial Revolution.
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