Located 18 miles southwest of Boston, Sherborn is different than any of the surrounding towns. It is one of the few communities that has retained its semi-rural feel while still being a prime bedroom community to Boston. Originally, Sherborn was a farming community. Industry could not be sustained here due to a severe lack of waterpower when local industries started to boom and making their presence in surrounding communities during the latter part of the 18^th century. In 1890 Sherborn (then spelled Sherborne) started to make its mark as having "the largest refined cider mills in the world."” Even today Sherborn has many apple orchards, now mostly owned by private homeowners. ...More