Boston, Lincolnshire
Market Place
Boston is a market town and small port on the east coast of England.
During the medieval period Boston was one of the most prosperous ports in England and had a thriving trade with continental Europe, the wool trade through the port brought with it wealth and Boston to this day still had some fine buildings including the parish church of St Botolph, one of the the largest parish church in England, with one of the tallest towers in England visible for miles around from the flat lands of Lincolnshire.
The town received its charter from Henry VIII in 1545 and Boston had two Members of Parliament from 1552.
In 1612 John Cotton became the Vicar of St Botolph's and, although viewed askance by the Church of England for his non-conformist preaching, became responsible for a large increase in Church attendance. He encouraged those who disliked the lack of religious freedom in England to join the Massachusetts Bay Company, and later helped to found the city of Boston, Massachusetts which he was instrumental in naming.
Boston, Lincolnshire
Market Place
Boston is a market town and small port on the east coast of England.
During the medieval period Boston was one of the most prosperous ports in England and had a thriving trade with continental Europe, the wool trade through the port brought with it wealth and Boston to this day still had some fine buildings including the parish church of St Botolph, one of the the largest parish church in England, with one of the tallest towers in England visible for miles around from the flat lands of Lincolnshire.
The town received its charter from Henry VIII in 1545 and Boston had two Members of Parliament from 1552.
In 1612 John Cotton became the Vicar of St Botolph's and, although viewed askance by the Church of England for his non-conformist preaching, became responsible for a large increase in Church attendance. He encouraged those who disliked the lack of religious freedom in England to join the Massachusetts Bay Company, and later helped to found the city of Boston, Massachusetts which he was instrumental in naming.