CITIES AND TOWNS. MARLBOROUGH, Maynard, MEDFORD, MIDDLESEX COUNTY- Continued. From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary, Incorpora- Common land. May 15, 1667 plat of Marlborrow confirmed. April 19, 1871 Parts of Sudbury and Stow. Sept. 28, 1630 Common land. April 19, 1754 part of Charlestown annexed to annexed. April 20, 1877 part annexed to Malden. Feb. 20, 1878 Part of Malden. Mar. 15, 1853 part of Stoneham annexed. Mar. Indian plantation at Natick mentioned. May 31,* 1660 bounds of The town of Cambridge Village, sometimes called Little Cam. MIDDLESEX COUNTY - Continued. First mentioned Dec. 15,* 1691 July 26,* 1631 North Reading, Mar. 22, 1853 Pepperell, From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary, Incorpora- city. Oct. 13, 1873 act of incorporation accepted by the town. April 12, 1753 The second precinct of Groton made the district of "Pepper- Reading, May 29, 1644 Sherborn,t Oct. Part of Lynn. May 29, 1644 bounds between Reading and Woburn established. Oct. 14, 1651 land granted to Reading. June 3, 1727 part of Malden annexed. Sept. 25, 1730 part included in the new town of Wilmington. Dec. 21,* 1784 part annexed to Stoneham. April 5, 1751 bounds between Reading and Stoneham established. Dec. 18, 1753 bounds between Reading and Malden established. Feb. 25, 1812 First or South Parish of Reading established as South Reading. June 16, 1813 part of South Reading annexed. Mar. 22, 1853 part established as North Reading. April 10, 1854 bounds between Reading and Lynnfield established. May 2, 1905 bounds between Reading and Lynnfield established. 7, 1674 Common land. April 16, 1679 exchange of land made with the plantation of Natick. May 30, 1679 the exchange ratified by the General Court. May 17,* 1684 the grant of Oct. 7, 1674 and the name Sherborne, then given, confirmed. July 11,1700 part annexed to Framingham. June 16, 1710 bounds between Sherborn and Framingham established. Dec. 3, 1724 part established as Holliston. Mar. 3, 1792 bounds between Sherburne and Medway established. Feb. 7, 1820 part annexed to Natick. May 3, 1852 the name of the town of Sherburne [sic] changed to Sherborn. Shirley, Jan. 5, 1753 Part of Groton established as the district of Shirley. Jan. 25, 1765 certain land known as Stow Leg annexed. Aug. 23, 1775 the district made a town by general act. Feb. 6, 1798 part of Groton annexed. Mar. 3, 1846 bounds between Shirley and Lunenburg established. April 25, 1848 bounds between Shirley and Lunenburg established. Feb. 14, 1871 part included in the new town of Ayer. † See the extinct town of Sherburn. The spelling of the town name is given in each instance as found in the records. [See page 97.] MIDDLESEX COUNTY- Continued. South Reading, Feb. 25, 1812 From what Established or Incorporated, Change of Boundary, Incorporation as a City, Extinction, etc., according to Records of the State. Part of Charlestown. April 30, 1856 bounds between Somerville and Cambridge established and part of each place annexed to the other place. April 29, 1862 bounds between Somerville and Cambridge established and part of each place annexed to the other place. April 14, 1871 Somerville incorporated as a city. April 27, 1871 act of incorporation accepted by the town. May 4, 1891 bounds between Somerville and Boston established. Mar. 16, 1910 bounds between Somerville and Arlington established. Part of Reading. June 16, 1813 part annexed to Reading. April Dec. 17, 1725 Part of Charlestown. Dec. 21, 1734 part of Malden annexed. Dec. 21, 1734 part of Reading annexed. April 5,* 1751 bounds between Stoneham and Reading established. Mar. 15, 1853 part annexed to Melrose. April 5, 1856 part annexed to South Reading. Mar. 13, 1889 part annexed to Wakefield. Mar. 27, 1895 bounds between Stoneham and Melrose located and defined. April 20, 1895 part of Woburn annexed to Stoneham. May 16, 1683 The plantation between Concord and Lancaster called Pompositticut. April 12, 1717 bounds between Stow and Concord |