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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Boston_SpaBoston Spa - Wikipedia

    Boston Spa. Boston Spa is a village and civil parish in the Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire, England. Situated 3 miles (5 km) south of Wetherby, Boston Spa is on the south bank of the River Wharfe across from Thorp Arch. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 4,006 rising to 4,079 in the 2011 census.

  2. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk › heritage-and-retroBoston Spa: The story of the rise and fall of a Yorkshire spa ...

    Jul 29, 2019 · It was the golden age of the spa town, and Boston Spa was a genteel retreat for those in delicate health. Around 50 bathers a day were using the spa by 1850, the year the village changed its...

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  3. www.yorkshire.com › boston-spaBoston Spa - Welcome to Yorkshire

    Boston Spa is a village and civil parish in the Wetherby ward of West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the south bank of the River Wharfe. The village was founded in 1744. It was originally known as Thorp Spa but changed its name to Boston Spa in 1753.

  4. www.visionofbritain.org › place › 11624History of Boston Spa, in Leeds and West Riding | Map and ...

    In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Boston Spa like this: BOSTON-SPA, a village and a chapelry in Bramham parish, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on the river Wharfe, ¼ of a mile SW of Thorpe-Arch r. station, and 3½ NW by W of Tadcaster; and has a post office‡ under Tadcaster.

  5. wikishire.co.uk › wiki › Boston_SpaBoston Spa - Wikishire

    The origin of Boston Spa's name is not entirely clear; the name is not attested prior to appearing on printed maps in 1771, when it was labelled Thorp Spaw. At this stage, then, the name Thorp Spaw presumably meant 'the spa associated with Thorp Arch' (the nearest pre-existing settlement).

  6. www.genuki.org.uk › WRY › BramhamBoston Spa, Yorkshire, England. Further historical information.

    Feb 4, 2024 · BOSTON SPA, in the township of Clifford, and parish of Bramham, wapentake of Barkston-Ash; 3 miles from Wetherby, 4 from Tadcaster. The Church is a perpetual curacy, dedicated to St. Mary, the Virgin, value, about £110.

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  8. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk › country-and-farming › howHow the people of Boston Spa are making their own history as ...

    Oct 8, 2022 · For the next century the village was known as Boston Spa or Thorpe Arch Spaw (a village across the river). Years later, Joseph Taite sank a pump and started to charge people to take the water.