Place:Boston District, Lincolnshire, England

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The Boston District of Lincolnshire was formed under the regulations of the Local Government Act, 1972, on 1 April 1974. The act abolished the administrative county of Holland and brought the area back into the administration of Lincolnshire. The divisions of Holland were redrawn and the County Borough of Boston was merged with Boston Rural District, creating a local government district with borough status known locally as the "Borough of Boston". Its council is based in the town of Boston.

Boston borough borders East Lindsey District to the north, the body of water called The Wash to the east, South Holland District to the south, and North Kesteven District to the west.

Until 1974, Lincolnshire comprised three "Parts", somewhat like the "Ridings" of Yorkshire. In Lincolnshire, "Parts" was the formal designation. They were the Parts of Lindsey, Kesteven and Holland. In their final form which lasted from 1889 until 1974, they were each, in effect, an administrative county. The 1974 changes divided the Parts of Holland into two districts; the Borough of Boston is the northern one.

The Borough of Boston has a total area of 140.9 sq mi (364.9 km2) and in mid-2014 its population was 64,637.

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