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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Boston like this:
Boston, par., mun. and parl. bor., and seaport town, S. Lincolnshire, on river Witham, 30 miles SE. of Lincoln and 107 miles NE. of London by rail -- par., 2801 ac., pop. 14,937; mun. bor., 2664 ac., pop. 14,941; parl. bor., 8872 ac., pop. 18,873; 4 Banks, 4 newspapers. Market-days, Wednesday and Saturday. ...
Its early name was St Botolph's town. The church of St Botolph is a Gothic structure, with tower 282 ft. high. The shipping of B. had for a long time fallen off from the silting up of the harb. with sand; but, in 1881, a new channel was constructed, which has brought the port within 3 miles of the sea. There is also a new dock, covering 7 ac. (For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) Grain is largely exported, and the mfr. of sailcloth, leather, and ropes is carried on. Fox, the martyrologist (1517-87), was a native. The bor. returns 1 member to Parl.
Boston is now part of BOSTON District. Click here for graphs and data of how BOSTON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Boston itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Boston in Lincolnshire | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/1100
Date accessed: 10th February 2026
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