Swampscott is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States located up the coast from Boston in an area known as the North Shore. The population was 13,787. A former summer resort on Massachusetts Bay, Swampscott is today a fairly affluent residential community and includes the village of Beach Bluff, as well as part of the neighborhood of Clifton. It is known for its quiet suburban character and lovely beaches. The town was home to the scenic ocean front college, Marian Court College until 2015.HistorySwampscott was first settled in 1629 as the eastern part of Lynn, and was set off and officially incorporated in 1852. A beach town north of Boston, measuring 3sqmi, and abutting Salem, Marblehead and Lynn, Swampscott was an important destination for the wealthy at the beginning of the 20th century. While Revere Beach, which lies just several miles down the road, has the honor of technically being America's first public beach, Swampscott was the de facto first resort town. Lynn was the divider between the poor beach and the rich resort town. The name "Swampscott" comes from the language of a local Native American tribe, and means "red rock".The following is verbatim from the official Swampscott web page: "History of Swampscott."