Boston

Summary

Boston is a town^[1]. Boston ranks in the top 0.81% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (715 views/month, #77 of 9,456).^[2]

Key Facts

• Boston is located in Boston^[3].
• Boston is located in Lincolnshire^[4].
• Boston is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Boston is on the body of water River Witham^[6].
• Boston is on the body of water The Haven^[7].
• Boston's image is recorded as BostonStump.JPG^[8].
• Boston's instance of is recorded as town^[9].
• Boston's instance of is recorded as unparished area^[10].
• Boston's instance of is recorded as market town^[11].
• Boston's official language is recorded as English^[12].
• Boston's shares border with is recorded as Horncastle^[13].
• Boston's coat of arms image is recorded as By land and sea - geograph.org.uk - 1422902.jpg^[14].
• Boston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Laval^[15].
• Boston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hakusan^[16].
• Boston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Boston^[17].
• Boston's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 154760081^[18].
• Boston's GND ID is recorded as 4088129-5^[19].
• Boston's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79108012^[20].
• Boston's postal code is recorded as PE21^[21].
• Boston's Commons category is recorded as Boston, Lincolnshire^[22].
• Boston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[23].
• Boston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[24].
• Boston's local dialing code is recorded as 01205^[25].
• Boston's OS grid reference is recorded as TF329437^[26].
• Boston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.9746, 'lon': -0.0214}^[27].

Body

Geography

Boston is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Located in include Boston^[3], a non-metropolitan district^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1974^[30] and Lincolnshire^[4], a ceremonial county of England^[31], in United Kingdom^[32]. Adjacent water bodies include River Witham^[6], a river^[33], in United Kingdom^[34] and The Haven^[7], a tidal river^[35], in United Kingdom^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Boston's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.42'}^[37]. Boston's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+81'}^[38]. Boston's population is recorded as {'amount': '+64600'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[9], unparished area^[10], and market town^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Boston include Boston^[40], a city in the United States^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1630^[43] and Boston railway station^[44], a railway station^[45], in United Kingdom^[46].

Why It Matters

Boston ranks in the top 0.81% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (715 views/month, #77 of 9,456).^[2] Boston has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] Boston is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Boston include Boston^[40], a city in the United States^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1630^[43] and Boston railway station^[44], a railway station^[45], in United Kingdom^[46].