Boston
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town and port in Lincolnshire, England, UK
Key facts
- Area
- 18.42 km (7.11 sq mi)
- Population
- 45,339 ( 2021 Census.Ward )
- Density
- 2,461/km (6,370/sq mi)
- Os grid reference
- TF329437
- London
- 100 mi (160 km) S
- District
- Boston
- Shire county
- Lincolnshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Country
- England
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Areas of the town 2021 census buasd
- List Boston Port Skirbeck Wyberton
- Post town
- BOSTON
- Postcode district
- PE21
- Dialling code
- 01205
- Police
- Lincolnshire
- Fire
- Lincolnshire
- Ambulance
- East Midlands
- Uk parliament
- Boston and Skegness
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Boston
- Population
- 64600
- Area
- 18.42
- Elevation
- 81
- Official website
- www.boston.gov.uk
- Image
- BostonStump.JPG
- Dialing code
- 01205
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- P12749
- Martin Roos
- Commons category
- Boston, Lincolnshire
- OS grid reference
- TF329437
- postal code
- PE21
- native label
- Boston
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Boston is a market town and inland port in the borough of the same name in the county of Lincolnshire, England. It lies to the south-east of Lincoln, east of Nottingham and north-east of Peterborough. The town had a population of 45,339 at the 2021 census, while the borough had an estimated population of 66,900 at the ONS mid-2015 estimates. The Haven in Boston flows about 5 miles away to the Lincolnshire coast at The Wash, a bay between Lincolnshire and Norfolk.
Boston's most notable landmark is St Botolph's Church, colloquially referred to as 'The Stump', the largest parish church in England, which is visible from miles away across the flat lands of Lincolnshire. Residents of Boston are known as Bostonians. Emigrants from Boston named several other settlements around the world after the town—most notably Boston, Massachusetts, then an English colony and now part of the United States.