Towns & cities

Swampscott

town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States

United States · 42.4708, -70.9181

Swampscott is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 5 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“Manchester by the Sea was filmed during March and April 2015 in the eponymous Massachusetts town and other towns in the state, such as Beverly, Essex, Gloucester, Swampscott, Lynn, Middleton, Tewksbury, and Salem.”

Manchester by the Sea (2016) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Swampscott as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Ted 2012
The Equalizer 2014
Manchester by the Sea 2016
Grown Ups 2 2013
“Filming of Grown Ups 2 began on May 2, 2012, in Swampscott, Massachusetts, which portrayed the fictional town of Stanton, Connecticut, and ended on July 15, 2012.” Wikipedia
Moonlight Mile 2002

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Swampscott?

5 productions are recorded as filmed in Swampscott, including Ted (2012), The Equalizer (2014) and Manchester by the Sea (2016). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Swampscott?

Ted (2012), covered by 52 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Swampscott?

Swampscott is in the United States. Its coordinates are 42.4708, -70.9181.

What other filming locations are near Swampscott?

Lynn Shore Drive (1 km south-west), Lynn (3 km west), Pioneer Village (5 km north-east), Nahant (5 km south) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Daderot at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.