Boston

Summary

Boston is a town^[1]. Boston ranks in the top 0.81% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (560 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 instance of is recorded as town^[8].
• Boston's instance of is recorded as unparished area^[9].
• Boston's instance of is recorded as market town^[10].
• Boston's official language is recorded as English^[11].
• Boston's shares border with is recorded as Horncastle^[12].
• Boston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Laval^[13].
• Boston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hakusan^[14].
• Boston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Boston^[15].
• Boston's postal code is recorded as PE21^[16].
• Boston's Commons category is recorded as Boston, Lincolnshire^[17].
• Boston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[18].
• Boston's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[19].
• Boston's local dialing code is recorded as 01205^[20].
• Boston's OS grid reference is recorded as TF329437^[21].
• Boston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.9746, 'lon': -0.0214}^[22].
• Boston's official website is recorded as http://www.boston.gov.uk/^[23].
• Boston's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Boston, Lincolnshire^[24].
• Boston has a population of {'amount': '+64600'}^[25].
• Boston's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Boston's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[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 covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.42'}^[37]. Boston sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+81'}^[38]. Boston has a population of {'amount': '+64600'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[8], unparished area^[9], and market town^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Boston include Boston^[39], a city in the United States^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1630^[42] and Boston railway station^[43], a railway station^[44], in United Kingdom^[45].

Why It Matters

Boston ranks in the top 0.81% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (560 views/month, #77 of 9,456).^[2] Boston has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Boston is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Boston include Boston^[39], a city in the United States^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1630^[42] and Boston railway station^[43], a railway station^[44], in United Kingdom^[45].