Abington is a town located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It was first settled in 1668 and was officially incorporated in 1712. Abington was once famous as part of the shoe industry. It is located in southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Weymouth on the north, Rockland on the east, Whitman on the south and Brockton and Holbrook on the west and northwest. Its total area is 10.17 square miles, with a population of approximately.