West
Ward in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.976, -0.052 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 30 43 |
| Dialling code: | 01205 (Boston) |
The West ward in Boston, Lincolnshire sits to the west of the town centre and is mainly residential, with a mix of older terraces and more modern housing around local shops and community facilities. It benefits from easy access into the historic core of the town, dominated by St Botolph's Church (the "Boston Stump"), while also sitting close to the open agricultural landscape of the Fens.
Locally the economy reflects Boston’s wider strengths in agriculture, food processing and retail, and community life is shaped by schools, churches and neighbourhood groups working on regeneration and social provision. The ward offers a straightforward base for exploring the town, nearby waterways such as the River Witham and the surrounding fenland countryside.
Postcode districts covering West
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 24.6 miles39.7 km
- Grantham 24.8 miles40 km
- Boston 1 mile1.7 km
- Wisbech 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Spalding 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Skegness 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Sleaford 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Bourne 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Market Deeping 23.1 miles37.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Staniland Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Fenside Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Station Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Boston Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- St. Thomas' Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Witham Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Skirbeck Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Wyberton Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Trinity Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Frampton Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hubbert's Bridge Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Kirton End Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in West
PE21 7TL, PE21 7PZ, PE21 7PU, PE21 7QQ, PE21 7QD, PE21 7TJ, PE21 7QN, PE21 7PG, PE21 7QF … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 52.7 miles84.8 km
- East Midlands Airport 54.1 miles87.1 km
- Boston Railway Station 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Hubberts Bridge Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
Hotels near West Ad
- Carpenters Arms 1.1 miles1.8 km
- The Quayside Hotel and Bar 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- No. Twenty Hotel & Bar 3 1.1 miles1.8 km
- The Stanley Hotel 3 1.1 miles1.8 km
- The Old Kings Head 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Arundell Hotel 3 1.2 miles1.9 km
- The Lord Grey Hotel 4 1.9 miles3 km
- The White Hart Hotel, Boston, Lincolsnhire 4 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Boston West Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.3 km
- Supreme Inn 5.3 miles8.6 km
Schools in West
- Boston West Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 16.2 miles26.1 km