Fenside[3] is a ward[4] and suburb of Boston in Lincolnshire, England. It had a population of 5,102 at the 2021 Census.
| Fenside[1] | |
|---|---|
 Castle Street in Fenside, Boston | |
![Fenside[1] is located in Lincolnshire](/wiki/File:Lincolnshire_UK_location_map.svg) ![Fenside[1]](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png){kind=small} Fenside[1] Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 5,102 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[2] |
| • London | 100 mi (160 km) S |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOSTON |
| Postcode district | PE21 |
| Dialling code | 01205 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Geography
editFenside 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.[citation needed]
Demographics
editAt 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 group | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 4,853 | 95.1% | |||||||||||
| Mixed | 113 | 2.2% | |||||||||||
| Other Ethnic Group | 74 | 1.5% | |||||||||||
| Asian or Asian British | 39 | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| Black or Black British | 20 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| Arab | 3 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 5,102 | 100% | |||||||||||
The religious composition of the ward at the 2021 Census was recorded as:
| Fenside: Religion: 2021 Census | |||||||||||||
| Religious | Population | % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | 3,114 | 65.9% | |||||||||||
| Irreligious | 1,533 | 32.4% | |||||||||||
| Muslim | 36 | 0.8% | |||||||||||
| Other religion | 30 | 0.6% | |||||||||||
| Buddhist | 9 | 0.2% | |||||||||||
| Jewish | 2 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Hindu | 1 | 0.1% | |||||||||||
| Total | 5,102 | 100% | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Your Councillors by Ward". democracy.boston.gov.uk. Boston Borough Council. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Fenside (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Fenside Boston". Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian. Retrieved 21 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Club, Saturday Walkers. "Fenside (Boston) ward map - SWC". Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ White, William (1882). History, gazetteer, and directory, of Lincolnshire, and the city & diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Hennessy, Peter (25 August 2020). "Boxer Callum Johnson gets street name honour on estate where he grew up". Lincolnshire Live. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
