Editing St Botolph's Church, Boston (section)

==Background==
The church has one of the tallest medieval towers in the country, with a height of approximately 266 feet 9 inches (81.31m).<ref name=Shell>{{cite book|title=Shell Guide to Lincolnshire|publisher=Faber and Faber|author=Jack Yates & Henry Thorold|year=1965}}</ref>{{efn|name="height"| The figure quoted by ''Kelly's Directory'' (1919) was 272 feet and six inches. It has been re-surveyed recently at 266 feet and 9 inches.<ref name="Flannery2016">{{cite book|last=Flannery|first=Julian |title=Fifty English Steeples: The Finest Medieval Parish Church Towers and Spires in England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n9OKjwEACAAJ|year=2016|publisher=Thames & Hudson|isbn=978-0-500-34314-2}}</ref>}} 

It can be seen for miles around; its prominence accentuated by the flat surrounding countryside known as [[The Fens]]. On a clear day, it can be seen from [[East Anglia]] on the other side of [[The Wash]]. The nickname, [[Boston Stump]] (also known as "The Stump"), is often used as a reference to the whole church building or for the parish community housed by it. The formal name is Saint Botolph's Parochial Church of Boston. The name "Boston" is thought to have evolved from "Botolph's Town".<ref name="Shell"/>