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jp_jellyroll t1_j82iesy wrote

Most people refer to these areas by the county. In this case, Norfolk and Bristol counties.

When I hear, "Bristol County," I think of the Fall River / Attleboro / Taunton area. When I hear, "Norfolk County," I think of the busy stretch from Wrentham / Foxboro up to Dedham.

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Foxcecil t1_j83e6wj wrote

The southern 495 corridor.

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HebrewHammer14 t1_j83l7zp wrote

I’ll take towns I pass on the way to Rhode Island for $600 Alex

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megsperspective t1_j83wqkr wrote

Foxborough and Wrentham are part of Metro West/the metro west corridor. I’m not sure why Plainville isn’t since it’s so close, Attleboro is a little further out.

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M80IW t1_j83xhnv wrote

Greater Boston / Bristol County

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kdex86 t1_j848ygp wrote

Having grown up in Norton, I can confirm there is no official name for this part of the state. Geographically it’s part of “Southeastern Massachusetts”. Another map labels this area as “Gillette Stadium”.

You can argue it’s the “concerts and football” section of the state, when you take into account that the Xfinity Center is also in that area (or as I like to call it, Great Woods).

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kdex86 t1_j84agcf wrote

Replying to M80IW (#1,778,819)

Mansfield and Attleboro are Bristol County. Foxborough, Wrentham, and Plainville are actually in Norfolk County. But I don’t think anyone in MA identifies as being part of “this/that county”.

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Lunar2K0 t1_j84h8de wrote

Southwestern Mass I guess? We live in a fantastic area though; Mansfield Crossing, Gillette, Xfinity Center, Wrentham Outlets, bunch of good food options and both Providence and Boston are pretty close. I like it here.

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SparkDBowles t1_j84hs23 wrote

Is that considered south coast like New Bedford and Fall River?

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jackrat27 t1_j8574oo wrote

Many people refer to it as the snogblop.

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pville64 t1_j859q91 wrote

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memeintoshplus t1_j85h4um wrote

I usually refer to those towns as "495 towns" or in the "495 belt" but I know that would equally apply to Andover, Marlborough, Chelmsford, etc.

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jjgould165 t1_j85lf7y wrote

Husband refers to it as Northern Providence

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BobQuasit OP t1_j85tquh wrote

Replying to BobQuasit (#1,780,231)

I did some more research and found a map of regions on mass.gov. As far as I can tell, the area in question is divided between Southeast (which includes Cape Cod and the islands) and Metro West, which is confusingly east of the central and western regions.

I guess the question is, does that area have any cohesive characteristic of its own? People talk about the Cape, and Western Mass, and greater Boston. But people don't seem to talk about that area, which I am awfully glad no one has yet called "the armpit" due to its position on the map.

Mass HHS Regions Map

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AnyRound5042 t1_j866kml wrote

I can help you with Attleboro, it's the closest brazier food dairy queen and the closest army navy store to where I grew up. I guess that's not a very catchy name though

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BobQuasit OP t1_j867grz wrote

Replying to AnyRound5042 (#1,783,501)

If you're talking about the DQ on Route 1 in North Attleborough, that's also the worst DQ I've ever seen. Check out their reviews on Google Maps; there are so many canned apology responses from the owner that it's absolutely hysterical!

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codeman12345 t1_j86lfmm wrote

I grew up in Mansfield, lived in Wrentham and North Attleboro and always referred to it at southern MA or the Hockomock area.

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FunkyChromeMedina t1_j86sgep wrote

Replying to hakapolita (#1,777,497)

Honestly this is pretty much the right answer. The real answer probably involves “Hockomock”, but for people who don’t know where Mansfield is, I generally say it’s where 495 hits 95 south of Boston.

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DruckStar t1_j86vpsv wrote

When we used to get the globe every Sunday the local section was called metro south

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jboo87 t1_j8colk9 wrote

Pretty sure Craigslist labeled this south shore which always felt wrong

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amos106 t1_j8nrwnd wrote

Replying to SparkDBowles (#1,780,046)

South coast technically doesn't even reach Taunton. South shore is strictly for towns within Massachusetts bay. Hockomock gets close but is a bit east of I-95. Blackstone is also close but that's a bit west. I'd say that those towns are more closely integrated with Hockomock if anything due to the I-95/495 connection. Taunton is squarely Hockomock and it even shares a transit system with Attleboro.

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poppy_amazing t1_j8ov82e wrote

Also if you want to be technical if you look at a map of MA, you can call it the armpit if you imagine ma with big muscles and tiny hands

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