Boston, Lincolnshire

Boston
St Botolph's Church viewed from the river
Boston Location within Lincolnshire
Area	18.42 km2 (7.11 sq mi)
Population	45,339 (ONS)
• Density	2,461/km2 (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
Post town	BOSTON
Postcode district	PE21
Dialling code	01205
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Boston and Skegness
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 52°58′26″N 0°01′17″W / 52.974°N 0.0214°W / 52.974; -0.0214

Boston is a market town and inland port in the borough of the same name in the county of Lincolnshire, England.

Boston is the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Boston local government district. The town had a population of 45,339 at the 2021 census,^[1] while the borough had an estimated population of 66,900 at the ONS mid-2015 estimates.^[2]

Boston's most notable landmark is St Botolph's Church, colloquially referred to as 'The Stump', the largest parish church in England,^[3] 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, in the United States.