Fenside, Boston Explained

Official Name:Fenside[1]
Country:England
Coordinates:52.9812°N -0.0406°W
Map Type:Lincolnshire
Static Image Name:Castle Street, Boston - geograph.org.uk - 3598810.jpg
Static Image Caption:Castle Street in Fenside, Boston
Population:5,102
Population Ref:(2021 Census Ward Profile)[2]
Shire District:Boston
Shire County:Lincolnshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Boston and Skegness
Civil Parish:Unparished
Post Town:BOSTON
Postcode District:PE21
Postcode Area:PE
Dial Code:01205
London Distance Mi:100
London Direction:S

Fenside[3] is a ward[4] and suburb of Boston in Lincolnshire, England. It had a population of 5,102 at the 2021 Census.

Geography

Fenside covers part of the northwestern area of Boston and borders the suburbs of Staniland, Station, West and Witham.[5] It includes the suburb of Boston West. Additionally, the area includes a small part of the A52 road/Sleaford Road.[6] To the west is the North Forty Foot Bank and to the east is both the River Witham and the Water Rail Way greenway to Lincoln and Woodhall Spa. It follows the course of the former Lincolnshire loop line.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the ward profile population was 5,102. Of the findings, the ethnicity and religious composition of the ward was:

Fenside: Ethnicity: 2021 Census
Ethnic groupPopulation%
White4,85395.1%
Mixed1132.2%
Other Ethnic Group741.5%
Asian or Asian British390.8%
Black or Black British200.4%
Arab30.1%
Total5,102100%
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
Fenside: Religion: 2021 Census
ReligiousPopulation%
Christian3,11465.9%
Irreligious1,53332.4%
Muslim360.8%
Other religion300.6%
Buddhist90.2%
Jewish20.1%
Hindu10.1%
Total5,102100%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Your Councillors by Ward . democracy.boston.gov.uk . Boston Borough Council . 21 October 2024.
  2. Web site: Fenside (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . citypopulation.de . 21 October 2024.
  3. Web site: Fenside Boston . . Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian . 21 October 2024.
  4. Web site: Club . Saturday Walkers . Fenside (Boston) ward map - SWC . Saturday Walkers Club . 21 October 2024 . en.
  5. Book: White . William . History, gazetteer, and directory, of Lincolnshire, and the city & diocese of Lincoln . 1882 . 21 October 2024 . en.
  6. News: Hennessy . Peter . Boxer Callum Johnson gets street name honour on estate where he grew up . 21 October 2024 . Lincolnshire Live . 25 August 2020 . en.