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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.
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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Oct 8, 2022 · In 1744, local man John Shires discovered sulphur springs near the river. For the next century the village was known as Boston Spa or Thorpe Arch Spaw (a village across the river). Years later,...
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It was originally known as Thorp Spa but changed its name to Boston Spa in 1753. The name ‘Boston’ is thought to be a contraction of ‘Botolph’s Town’ or ‘Botolph’s Stone’. It became a popular spa town in the 18th century after a mineral spring was discovered.
Jan 9, 2012 · Many visitors to Boston Spa will wander along the High Street and have a vague feeling that the village dates back a couple of hundred years or so. After all it owes both its name and its fame to the natural springs discovered in the mid-1700s.
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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).
