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

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   Jul 29, 2019 · It never quite happened for Boston Spa - but the village recovered and went on to thrive. It became a popular 'dormitory' location for those commuting to Leeds, and the population steadily...

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2. www.emerald.com › insight › content40 years of Boston Spa reminiscences and change

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   Dec 1, 2002 · The Government took over 4.5 square miles in the parish of Boston Spa and built an ordnance factory. They said they would tear it down after they had won the war – but conveniently forgot to do so. Second, Russia. In 1957, the Russians launched Sputnik into space, the first satellite.

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

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   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.

4. www.lincolnshireworld.com › heritage-and-retroTEN YEARS AGO: Six from the archives - Boston, Woodhall Spa ...

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   Apr 23, 2024 · Members of the Woodhall Spa Golf Club Junior Section with chairman Barry Chapman teeing off a new season. New 'uniforms' had been donated to the section by two club members. It meant for the first time in the club's history, players would be competing in green sweaters.

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

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   Boston Spa West Riding. Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. 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.

6. www.bl.uk › about-us › projectsTransforming our Boston Spa site - The British Library

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   Why we're doing this. We're running out of space. Our 44-acre Boston Spa campus, formerly a Second World War munitions factory, is home to over three-quarters of our collection of over 170 million items. The words and thoughts contained within it have long helped people to uncover the answers they're looking for.

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   Why did the government tear down Boston Spa?

   • The Government took over 4.5 square miles in the parish of Boston Spa and built an ordnance factory. They said they would tear it down after they had won the war – but conveniently forgot to do so. Second, Russia. In 1957, the Russians launched Sputnik into space, the first satellite.

   40 years of Boston Spa reminiscences and change - Emerald Insight

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   What happened to Boston Spa?

   • It never quite happened for Boston Spa - but the village recovered and went on to thrive. It became a popular 'dormitory' location for those commuting to Leeds, and the population steadily increased.

   Boston Spa: The story of the rise and fall of a Yorkshire spa town

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   What was Boston Spa like in 1870?

   • Click on the map for other historical maps of this place 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.

   History of Boston Spa, in Leeds and West Riding | Map and description

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   Where is Boston Spa now?

   • Boston Spa is now part of Leeds district. Click here for graphs and data of how Leeds has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Boston Spa itself, go to Units and Statistics . GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Boston Spa, in Leeds and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

   History of Boston Spa, in Leeds and West Riding | Map and description

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   Was Boston Spa a heyday?

   • One of these is Boston Spa, a village near Wetherby that rode the spa town boom but today offers little evidence of its heyday. In 1744, a local man cutting willow by the River Wharfe noticed a small stream. After tasting the water, he realised he had made a discovery that could change history; it was a mineral spring.

   Boston Spa: The story of the rise and fall of a Yorkshire spa town

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   Why are we transforming our West Yorkshire site in Boston Spa?

   • We're transforming our West Yorkshire site in Boston Spa, creating essential, sustainable and cutting-edge storage facilities that will allow our ever-expanding collection to keep growing long into the future. Connecting people all over the world with an infinite number of possibilities and ideas.

   Transforming our Boston Spa site - The British Library

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

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   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.