Boston is situated near the south-east coast of Lincolnshire, where the River Witham becomes the Haven on its short journey to The Wash. It is an historic and attractive market town which is dominated by the 14th-century St.Botolph's Church whose 271ft high tower, known as 'the Boston Stump', is a landmark for miles around. St Botolph's is famous for its musical tradition, John Taverner famously served as choirmaster at the church and is buried beneath its tower.
St Botolph's, the largest parish church in England, was built when Boston was a wealthy trading port, later part of the Hanseatic League. Boston was the second most important port in England, the gateway to European markets for wool and other merchandise.
Boston has been a port since the 13th. century. In 1607 a group of religious dissenters were prevented from leaving England without royal consent and brought to the Guildhall for trial. The dissenters were discharged, and in 1630, set sail for America, where they became known as the Pilgrim Fathers and thus founded the city of Boston, Massachusetts.
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