Freiston

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"Not to be confused with: Frieston in the same county (Parts of Kesteven).

Freiston is a village in Lincolnshire, England, around four miles east of Boston.

It is one of eighteen parishes which, together with Boston, form the Borough of Boston in the county of Lincolnshire, England. The local government has been arranged in this way since the reorganization of April 1 1974, which resulted from the Local Government Act 1972. This parish forms part of the Coastal electoral ward.

History

Until 1914, the parish formed part of Boston Rural District, in the Parts of Holland. Holland was one of the three divisions (formally known as "parts") of the traditional county of Lincolnshire. Since the Local Government Act of 1888, Holland had been in most respects, a county in itself.

Before this, Freiston had been in Skirbeck Wapentake, [White's Directory of 1882 gives the wapentake as Loveden but this is to confuse Freiston with Frieston in Kesteven.] Parts of Holland.

Freiston Shore

On its eastern side, Freiston parish adjoins The Wash.
*"See the main article on Freiston Shore."

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* [http://www.rspb.org/reserves/guide/f/freistonshore/index.asp RSPB Freiston Shore reserve information]