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 miles
- Grantham 24.8 miles
- Boston 1 mile
- Wisbech 23.3 miles
- Spalding 13.9 miles
- Skegness 19.4 miles
- Sleaford 15.1 miles
- Bourne 19.8 miles
- Market Deeping 23.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Staniland Ward 0.6 miles
- Fenside Ward 0.7 miles
- Station Ward 0.8 miles
- Boston Built-up area 1 mile
- St. Thomas' Ward 1.1 miles
- Witham Ward 1.2 miles
- Skirbeck Ward 1.5 miles
- Wyberton Parish 1.6 miles
- Trinity Ward 1.7 miles
- Frampton Parish 2.1 miles
- Hubbert's Bridge Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Kirton End Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in West
PE21 7QA, PE21 7UB, PE21 7PT, PE21 7TJ, PE21 7UA, PE21 7QH, PE21 7QD, PE21 7PS, PE21 7TP … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 52.7 miles
- East Midlands Airport 54.1 miles
- Boston Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Hubberts Bridge Railway Station 2.4 miles
Hotels near West Ad
- Quayside Hotel & Bar 4 1.1 miles
- Boston West Hotel 2.6 miles
- The White Hart Hotel, Boston, Lincolnshire 4 1.1 miles
- Twenty Hotel & Bar 3 1.1 miles
- The Stanley Hotel 1.1 miles
- The Arundell Hotel 3 1.2 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 3 1.1 miles
- Katrina Suite 2 1.2 miles
- Town House Rooms 1.1 miles
- Billy's Place 0.8 miles
Schools in West
- Boston West Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 4.2 miles
- Revesby Abbey Historic site 11.6 miles
- Lincolnshire Heritage Aviation Museum Museum 11.6 miles
- Haverholme Priory Historic site 12.9 miles
- Stixwould Priory Historic site 16.2 miles