Editing Dedham, Massachusetts (section)

==Geography==
{{see also|History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1900–1999#New neighborhoods}}
Dedham is located at {{Coord|42|14|40|N|71|9|55|W|type:city}} (42.244609, −71.165531).<ref name="GR1" /> On the northwest it is bordered by [[Needham, Massachusetts|Needham]], on the southwest by [[Westwood, Massachusetts|Westwood]], and on the southeast by [[Canton, Massachusetts|Canton]].

On the northeastern corner of High Street and Court Street, the [[United States Coast and Geodetic Survey]] placed a small medallion into a granite block showing an elevation of {{nowrap|112.288&nbsp;feet}}. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|10.6|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|10.4|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} (1.79%) is water.

Dedham is made up of a number of neighborhoods:
* In the geographical center of town is Oakdale. This is roughly defined by East Street to the west, Cedar Street to the south and east, and Whiting Ave to the north. 
**The houses in the area around Woodleigh Road, which was declared to be one of the best streets in Greater Boston, have many homes designed by [[Henry Bailey Alden]], who also designed the [[Endicott Estate]].<ref name="top" /> 
**The subdivision consisting of Morse Avenue, Fulton Street, and Edison Avenue, is named Whiting Park.<ref name="whiting park" />
* Riverdale is an island surrounded by the [[Charles River]] and Long Ditch.
* Greenlodge runs along the axis of Greenlodge Street. In its early days, it became known as the Peanut Butter Valley, as it was said that after paying for their expensive new homes, that residents could only afford to eat peanut butter sandwiches.{{sfn|Parr|2009|p=21}}
* The Manor comprises the neighborhood south of Sprague Street.
* East Dedham falls between Mother Brook and the [[Boston]] line.
* Precinct One, or Upper Dedham, is in the northwestern corner of the town, between High Street and Common Street and the [[Westwood, Massachusetts|Westwood]] and [[Needham, Massachusetts|Needham]] lines.
**Job's Island, named for Job Richard,<ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=p34WAAAAIAAJ&q=job%27s+island | title = A Record of Education: The Schools and Teachers of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1644-1904 | page = 71 | first = Carlos | last = Slafter | publisher = Dedham Transcript Press | year = 1905 }}</ref> is now a peninsula at 91 Common Street.
**Highland Street, near Lowder Street, runs up Earwicker's Hill.{{r|coming}}
* Ashcroft is the neighborhood between Cedar Street and Sprague Street. It includes Paul Park and the Capen School.
**The undeveloped strip of land between Beech Street and Turner Street is known as Ogden's Woods.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://dedhamtales.com/2022/11/12/who-put-the-paul-in-paul-park-part-2/ | publisher = Dedham Tales | date = November 22, 2022 | title = Who put the Paul in Paul Park? /Part 2 }}</ref>
* Fairbanks is the neighborhood between East Street and Wigwam Pond.