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    Boston (Listeni/ˈbɒstən/) is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district. The borough had a total population of 64,637 at the 2011 census,[1] whilst the town itself had a population of 35,124 at the 2001 census.[2] It is due north of Greenwich on the Prime Meridian.

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    Boston (Listeni/ˈbɒstən/) is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district. The borough had a total population of 64,637 at the 2011 census,[1] whilst the town itself had a population of 35,124 at the 2001 census.[2] It is due north of Greenwich on the Prime Meridian.

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    Boston (Listeni/ˈbɒstən/) is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England. It is the largest town of the wider Borough of Boston local government district. The borough had a total population of 64,637 at the 2011 census,[1] whilst the town itself had a population of 35,124 at the 2001 census.[2] It is due north of Greenwich on the Prime Meridian.

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    01/12/2014

    Boston,LincolnshireWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

    Boston,Lincolnshire

    Coordinates:52.9746N0.0214W

    FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

    Boston( i /bstn/)isatownandsmallportinLincolnshire,ontheeastcoastof
    England.ItisthelargesttownofthewiderBoroughofBostonlocalgovernment
    district.Theboroughhadatotalpopulationof64,637atthe2011census,[1]whilstthe
    townitselfhadapopulationof35,124atthe2001census.[2]Itisduenorthof
    GreenwichonthePrimeMeridian.

    Boston

    Boston'smostnotablelandmarkisStBotolph'sChurch(TheStump),thelargestparish
    churchinEngland,[3]withoneofthetallertowersinEngland[4]visibleintheflat
    landsofLincolnshireformiles.ResidentsofBostonareknownasBostonians.
    EmigrantsfromBostonnamedseveralothersettlementsafterthetown,mostnotably
    Boston,Massachusetts,intheUnitedStates.
    StBotolph'sChurchviewedfromtheriver

    Contents
    1History
    1.1Toponymy
    1.2Earlyhistory
    1.3Growth
    1.417thand18thcenturies
    1.5Modernhistory
    Boston

    2Transport
    2.1Railway
    3Politics
    3.1Bostonbypass
    4Governance
    4.1Electoralwards
    5Demography
    5.1Population
    5.2Religion
    6Landmarks
    7Inpopularculture
    8Localeconomy
    9Sport
    9.1Rugby
    9.2Football
    9.3Rowing
    9.4Speedway
    9.5Swimming
    9.6Sailing
    10Health
    11Education
    11.1Independentschools
    11.2Secondaryschools

    BostonshownwithinLincolnshire

    Area

    18.42km2(7.11sqmi)

    Population
    density

    41,340(Townonly,sumof
    Wards'populations)
    2,244/km2(5,810/sqmi)

    OSgridreference
    London

    TF329437
    100mi(160km)S

    District
    Shirecounty
    Region
    Country
    Sovereignstate

    Boston
    Lincolnshire
    EastMidlands
    England
    UnitedKingdom

    Posttown
    Postcodedistrict
    Diallingcode

    BOSTON

    Police

    Lincolnshire

    Fire
    Ambulance

    Lincolnshire
    EastMidlands

    EUParliament
    UKParliament

    EastMidlands
    BostonandSkegness

    PE21
    01205

    Listofplaces:UKEnglandLincolnshire

    12Towntwinningandassociation
    13Destinations
    14Seealso
    15Notes
    16References
    17Furtherreading
    18Externallinks

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston,_Lincolnshire

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