Name thumb|right|Boston Church, Lincolnshire. Watercolour by James Harrison, 1821. Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut. The official title of the church is "St Botolph's Church of the Parish of Boston", but it is more commonly known as the "Boston Stump", and more simply by locals "the Stump" ever since it was completed. In what is still a matter of debate, there are a number of believed origins of this nickname that at first applied to the tower and is now frequently used to describe the whole church. What is certain is the real roots have long since faded from memory.
Name thumb|right|Boston Church Lincolnshire Watercolour by James Harrison 1821 Yale Center for British Art New Haven Connecticut The official title of the church is "St Botolph's Church of the Parish of Boston" but it is more commonly known as the "Boston Stump" and more simply by locals "the Stump" ever since it was completed In what is still a matter of debate there are a number of believed origins of this nickname that at first applied to the tower and is now frequently used to describe the whole church What is certain is the real roots have long since faded from memory