Boston Spa
| Boston Spa | |
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| Village | |
 At Mary's Parish Church | |
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| Area | 1.37 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| Population | 4,079 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 2,977/sq mi (1,149/km2) |
| OS grid reference | SE431455 |
| • London | 170 mi (270 km) SSE |
| Civil parish |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WETHERBY |
| Postcode district | LS23 |
| Dialling code | 01937 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
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.
The village grew in the 18th century around sulphur springs that briefly made it a spa town. Today it is best known for its association with the British Library, whose principal storage and document-supply campus, holding the majority of the United Kingdom's national collection, adjoins the village to the north-east at Thorp Arch and is known as the library's Boston Spa site.
It sits in the Wetherby ward of Leeds City Council and the Wetherby and Easingwold parliamentary constituency.