Homes for Sale, Real Estate Agents and Information about
Berkley, MA
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Berkley, MA below
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Population
5,749 people. (231st in Massachusetts.)
Official Town Website
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The notably stony soil of Berkley did not discourage the early settlers of
the community who did some shipbuilding but essentially concentrated on
agriculture. The town is still rural in character, and has retained much
of its 18th century landscape.
Berkley was a well known Indian settlement area because of the rich
shellfish and water fowl resources to be found there. These and the
woodlands in the town also drew the first European settlers. But the town
was abandoned by residents because of its vulnerability to Indian or French
attack at the outbreak of King Philip's war, when townspeople sought
shelter and safety in Taunton. These wars delayed development of the
community, as did the lack of water power to fuel the industrial mills of
Colonial times. However, there were sufficient clay deposits to stimulate
a small pottery industry for a time.
Still a small, rural community, Berkley is well loved by its residents for
its peacefulness and its reminders of the past, among which is the
Berkley-Dighton Bridge, possibly the oldest swing span bridge in the state.
Southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Dighton on the west, Taunton on the
north, Lakeville on the east, and Freetown on the south. Berkley is 12 miles
north of Fall River; 42 miles south of Boston; 21 miles east of Providence,
Rhode Island; and 198 miles from New York.
Narrative compiled by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD).
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Today's newest MLS listings
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SingleFamily, Detached
$424,900
4
bedrooms,
3
baths
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SingleFamily, Detached
$379,900
3
bedrooms,
3
baths
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SingleFamily, Detached
$349,900
3
bedrooms,
3
baths
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SingleFamily, Detached
$349,900
1
bedrooms,
1
baths
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Land, Residential
$1,250,000
0
bedrooms,
0
baths
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