Bradford, Massachusetts | |
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 Bradford's First Church of Christ, facing the common | |
  Bradford  Bradford | |
| Coordinates: 42°46′10″N 71°04′33″W / 42.76944°N 71.07583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Essex |
| Incorporated | January 7, 1672 |
| Disincorporated (Annexed) | January 1, 1897 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern |
Bradford is a village and former town, in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Eastern Bradford is the current town of Groveland, while western Bradford was annexed by the city of Haverhill, and today consists of the part of Haverhill on the south bank of the Merrimack River. While its separate existence from Haverhill has been largely obscured, the names of many locations in the area still bear the Bradford name.