Phillipston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

[2] The name was changed to Phillipston on February 5, 1814, after William Phillips, Jr., the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts[3] In 1941, Elliott Laurel was gifted to The Trustees of Reservations.

Phillipston is bordered by Petersham to the southwest, Athol to the northwest, Royalston to the north, Templeton to the east, Hubbardston to the southeast, and a small portion of Barre to the south.

Phillipston is part of the Narragansett Regional School District, along with Templeton.

In 1948, the architect G. Adolph Johnson designed the Phillipston Memorial School.

Additionally, Mount Wachusett Community College serves the area.