Granby is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States.

The town is named in honor of John Manners, Marquess of Granby,[3] a hero of the Seven Years' War.

John Pynchon was commissioned to buy wilderness land for their new community.

In August 1662, Pynchon negotiated a deed with Awonunsk, her husband Wequagon, and her son Squomp, for land also in present-day Granby, South Hadley and Belchertown.

The deed also promised rights for the Norwottuck to hunt, fish, collect wood, and set up wigwams on the commons.

[11] In the Summer of 1761, the district's west side began constructing a meetinghouse without town meeting approval.

[12] In 1762, the General Court split the district into an east and west parish, each with its own meetinghouse.

Two highways pass through the town: U.S. Route 202 runs eastward though town from South Hadley to Belchertown on East State Street and West State Street, while Route 116 runs northeastward from South Hadley to Amherst along Amherst Road.

Granby is 13 miles (21 km) north of Springfield, the largest city in western Massachusetts.

Major peaks within the town are Long Mountain and Mount Norwottuck.

The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail runs along this mountain range as it passes through Granby.