Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8), pertaining to the Rockland Trust Company Employee Savings, Profit Sharing, and Stock Ownership Plan of our reports dated March 10, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Independent Bank Corp. and subsidiaries included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2009, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Independent Bank Corp. and subsidiaries filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 

Boston, Massachusetts
April 14, 2010