Map sources for Boston Spa at grid reference SE431455

Boston Spa is a village and civil parish in Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, 3 miles south of Wetherby, on the banks of the River Wharfe. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4006 and it is LS23 (Wetherby) postcode district. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... The City of Leeds is a metropolitan borough with city status within the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, England, with a population of 726,939. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The River Wharfe is a river in Yorkshire, England. ...

In 1744, John Shires established Boston as a spa town when he discovered magnesian, limestone and sulphur springs. In those days it was known as Thorp Spa. It declined when Harrogate became very popular as a spa town. // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births January 10 - Thomas Mifflin, fifth President... A spa town is a town frequented, in times past, for health reasons, to take the waters. The name derives from the Belgian town Spa, and in continental Europe, a spa was known as a ville deau (town of water). ... Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... General Name, Symbol, Number sulfur, S, 16 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16, 3, p Appearance lemon yellow Standard atomic weight 32. ... Statistics Population: 85,128 (with Knaresborough) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE306553 Administration District: Harrogate Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Fire and rescue... A spa town is a town frequented, in times past, for health reasons, to take the waters. The name derives from the Belgian town Spa, and in continental Europe, a spa was known as a ville deau (town of water). ...

In 1753 it was decided to turnpike the Tadcaster to Otley road which runs through Boston Spa. In the same year, Joseph Taite built a house for the accommodation of visitors in Boston Spa. This would become known as the Royal Hotel - still standing, but now converted into flats and shops. By 1819 Boston Spa had a population of over 600, and several inns and other houses offering accommodation. The spa baths had also been built by this time to allow visitors to take the waters. On the east bank of the river lies the village of Thorp Arch which predates Boston Spa by several centuries. 1753 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Map sources for Tadcaster at grid reference SE4843 Tadcaster is a town in North Yorkshire, England, lying on the River Wharfe and the Great North Road. ... Otley on a market day, looking up Kirkgate with The Chevin in the background Otley is a town in northern England by the River Wharfe. ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Thorp Arch hosted a World War II Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF Thorp Arch, an ammunition Filling Factory. ROF Thorp Arch finally closed in 1957. Part of the site is the home of the Northern Reading Room, Northern Listening Service and Document Supply Collection of the British Library. The remainder of the site is occupied by Thorp Arch Trading Estate and two prisons, now combined as Wealstun Prison. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Royal Ordnance Factories (ROFs) was the collective name of the UK governments munitions factories in and after World War II. Until privatisation in 1987 they were the responsibility of the Ministry of Supply and later the Ministry of Defence. ... ROF Thorp Arch was one of sixteen World War II, UK government-owned Royal Ordnance Factory, which produced munitions. ... A Filling Factory was a munitions factory which specialised in filling various munitions, such as bombs, shells, cartridges, screening smokes, etc. ... British Library Ossulston St entrance, with distinctive red logo. ... On 1 April 1995, HM Prisons Thorp Arch and Rudgate amalgamated to form HMP Wealstun. ...

Boston Spa School is the local secondary school with a quite diffuse catchment area, typically taking students from areas which also feed comprehensives in Wetherby, Garforth and Pendas Fields. The school is noted for its successes in sports and science teaching, and caters for students undertaking GCSEs, A levels, GNVQs and those with special needs. Students in Rome, Italy. ... Secondary school is a term used to describe an institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling, known as secondary education, takes place. ... In human geography: a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Garforth is a town at the eastern edge of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. ... Pendas Fields is a private housing estate in Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in the United Kingdom, usually taken by students in the final two years of secondary education (commonly called the Sixth Form), after they have completed IGCSE or GCSE exams. ... A General National Vocational Qualification, or GNVQ, is a certificate of vocational education in the United Kingdom. ... Special needs is a term used in clinical diagnostic and functional development to describe individuals who require assistance for disabilities such as medical, mental, or psychological. ...

Other facilities in the village include: the famous deaf national school: St John's Catholic School for Deaf Children at Boston Spa with a UK-wide catchment; and Martin House Hospice.

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This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Collingham is a village 3 km (2 miles) south east of Wetherby in West Yorkshire. ... Map sources for Tadcaster at grid reference SE4843 Tadcaster is a town in North Yorkshire, England, lying on the River Wharfe and the Great North Road. ... Garforth is a town at the eastern edge of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. ...

External links

• Boston Spa Comprehensive School
• Martin House Hospice
• St John's Catholic School for Deaf Children at Boston Spa
• Photos of Boston Spa

Coordinates: 53.90388° N 1.34549° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...