Settled in 1704 and incorporated in 1778, the town of Foxborough was named for Charles James Fox, a Whig member of Parliament and a staunch supporter of the Colonies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.

The town was once home to the world's largest straw hat factory, erected in 1886.

Kraft then founded the New England Revolution, one of the charter clubs of Major League Soccer, in 1996.

The Patriot Place shopping plaza, built on land surrounding the stadium bought by Kraft, completed construction in 2009.

[7] Summers are typically warm to hot, rainy, and humid, while winters are cold, windy, and snowy.

Spring and fall are usually mild, but conditions are widely varied, depending on wind direction and jet stream positioning.

Periods exceeding 90 °F in summer and below 10 °F in winter are not uncommon but rarely extended, with about 14 days per year seeing the former extreme.

Because of the town's relatively short distance from the Atlantic Ocean, temperatures tend to remain warmer than locations further inland.

Powerful storm systems known as Nor'easters can produce heavy amounts of rain and snow at any time of the year, but these storms most often strike during the winter months, causing significant snowfall amounts and blizzard conditions.

Thunderstorms occur somewhat frequently in the summer, occasionally bringing heavy downpours, damaging winds, and hail.

Due to its location along the United States eastern seaboard, Foxborough is somewhat vulnerable to Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms that threaten the region from late summer into early autumn.

The built-up central business district is designated by the United States Census Bureau as the Foxborough Census Designated Place for record keeping purposes (this is common among many larger population New England towns).

Day-to-day operations involving items under the Board of Selectmen's purview is handled by an appointed Town Manager.

Board of Selectmen (term ends) Foxborough has a public school system.

Foxborough public schools: Foxborough High School offers a wide variety of sports including golf, track and field, football, soccer, cross country, volleyball, swim, basketball, wrestling, hockey, indoor track, cheerleading, lacrosse, baseball, tennis, and softball.

Prior to October of 2023, the school's mascot logo was depicted as a side profile of a Native American.

This team featured five players who went on to play Division 1 college football (Chris Cady, Eric Matckie, Tom Nalen, Dan Sullivan, and Rob Turenne).

[citation needed] The cheerleading team has also earned recognition, making it to nationals for the first time in 2004 and again in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

[citation needed] Foxborough High School is also known for its music program, which includes a string orchestra, symphony orchestra, chorus, marching band, concert band, symphonic winds, winds ensemble and jazz band/choir.