Formerly a significant port for the county of Lincolnshire, Boston gave its name to the famous city in Massachusetts, as it was the starting point for a group of pilgrims following in the wake of the Pilgrim Fathers on the Mayflower. The town’s renowned church of St Botolph was built by the town’s rich merchants during the 14th and 15th centuries, and is one of the landmarks of Lincolnshire, earning itself the nickname the “Boston Stump”. Also worth a look in Boston are the St Mary’s Guildhall, Fydell House (18th century), and the five sailed mill, Maud Foster Windmill, named in honour of a wealthy local landowner from Elizabethan times.
October 26, 2010
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