Boston is located in the county of Lincolnshire, East Midlands, 11 miles east of the town of Heckington, 28 miles south-east of the major city of Lincoln, and 101 miles north of London. Boston falls within the district council of Boston, under the county council of Lincolnshire. It is in the PE21 postcode district. The post town for Boston is Boston.
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Boston is in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, the historic county of Lincolnshire, and the administrative county of Lincolnshire.
Ceremonial County | Lincolnshire |
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Historic County | Lincolnshire |
Administrative County | Lincolnshire |
Boston is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lincolnshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lincolnshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Boston is PE21 1SB.
Boston is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PE21 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PE21 postcode district.
The post town for Boston is Boston. Boston is in the PE21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Boston.
The centre of Boston is located at position 52.97632° latitude and -0.02715° longitude.
Latitude | 52.97632° |
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Longitude | -0.02715° |
The centre of Boston is located at the grid reference easting 532565 and northing 343929 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 532565 |
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Northing | 343929 |
Position of Boston relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Boston to the centre of the town.
Position of Boston relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Boston to the centre of the city.