Woburn

Boston's northern neighbor

Woburn is a place name for several cities and towns, most notably in Massachusetts (pronounced WOO-burn) and Bedfordshire, England (pronounced WOH-burn).

The Massachusetts city gained attention from a contamination lawsuit chronicled in the book and film *A Civil Action*.

She grew up in Woburn, just north of Boston.

Massachusetts

Boston

Massachusetts state capital

commuter · Anderson · wooded · residential · industrial · technology · colonial · township · northeast · urban

UK

Bedfordshire

County in eastern England

  • abbeyMonastic house of worship
  • safariWildlife observation journey
  • deerAntlered hoofed mammal

estate · Bedford · stately · parkland · dukedom · Russell · wildlife · England · historic · gardens

legal

toxic

Capable of causing harm

leukemia · trichloroethylene · groundwater · wells · litigation · pollution · environmental · cancer · settlement · aquifer

Opposites
geographic prominence/scale

WoburnBoston

Massachusetts state capital

London · Washington D.C. · New York City · capital city · metropolis

URBAN CHARACTER (Massachusetts context)

WoburnBoston

Massachusetts state capital

urban core · Beacon Hill · Cambridge · inner city · Somerville

class/prestige within Massachusetts suburbs

WoburnWellesley

Private liberal arts college

Weston · Newton · Brookline · Lexington · Concord

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G