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Whately was first settled in 1672 as a northern section of Hatfield.The town peaceably petitioned for separation from the town because of its relatively long distance from the rest of Hatfield, and was officially incorporated in 1771, named by Governor Thomas Hutchinson for Thomas Whately, a Member of Parliament whose letter to Hutchinson would later be involved in the controversy which ...
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The Whately Center Historic District encompasses the historic rural village center of Whately, Massachusetts.Located in the hills west of the Connecticut River and north of Northampton, the district consists of a stretch of Chestnut Plain Road, the main north-south route through the village, and a short stretch of Haydenville Road, which is roughly at the center of the district.
The West Whately Historic District is a historic district encompassing over 700 acres (280 ha) of western Whately, Massachusetts.The area, located in the foothills of The Berkshires above the Connecticut River, has a long agricultural history, but also experienced a surge of industrial activity in the 19th century, of which only fragments remain.
Route 116 is a 68.26-mile-long (109.85 km) north–south (though in its northern part it is more east-west) state highway in Massachusetts.The route runs from Route 20A in Springfield through mill towns, college towns and rural towns, crossing the Connecticut River three times before finally ending at Route 8 in Adams.
Prior to 1821, the only recognized form of government in Massachusetts was the town meeting. On April 9, 1821, an amendment to the state constitution was approved that permitted municipalities to choose other forms of government. On February 23, 1822, the Governor approved an act that granted a city form of government to Boston.
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Helen Whately, English Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Faversham and Mid Kent since 2015 Kevin Whately (born 1951), British actor Richard Whately (1787–1863), British theologian, logician and political economist