Boughton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[1]
| Boughton | |
|---|---|
| Village and Civil Parish | |
 Parish church of All Saints | |
  Boughton Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Population | 233 (parish, 2021 census) |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF7002 |
| • London | 97.7 miles (157.2 km) |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE33 |
| Dialling code | 01366 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Boughton is located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east of Downham Market, 12 miles (19 km) south of King's Lynn and 33 miles (53 km) west of Norwich.
History
editBoughton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for either Bucca's settlement or the settlement of the buck's.[2]
In the Domesday Book, Boughton is listed as a settlement of 24 households in the hundred of Clackclose. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Reginald, son of Ivo and Ralph Baynard.[3]
'The Poplars', a cottage on Chapel Road, dates from 1830 and is Grade II listed.[4] Nearby to the cottage, there is also a Granary and Stables which dates to 1870.[5]
Outside of the village there is an observation post constructed by the Royal Observation Corps during the Second World War, the post was converted into a nuclear warning station during the Cold War.[6]
Geography
editAccording to the 2021 census, the population of Boughton is 233 people which shows a slight increase from the 227 people listed in the 2011 census.[7]
The village is north of the route A134 which links King's Lynn to Colchester.[8] The nearest railway station is at Downham Market for the Fen Line which runs between King's Lynn and Cambridge. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport, although unusually for a village of this size, it has two separate airstrips, Boughton North and Boughton South.
The village is centred around Boughton Pond and nearby in Boughton Fen, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[9] Amenities within the village include Boughton Surgery, a doctors clinic.[10]
All Saints' Church
editBoughton's parish church is located along Church Lane and whilst the tower dates from the Medieval period, most of the church is what remains of a Nineteenth Century restoration.[11] The church has been Grade II listed since 1959.[12]
Governance
editBoughton is part of the electoral ward of Wissey for local elections and is part of the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
The village's national constituency is South West Norfolk which has been represented by Labour's Terry Jermy MP.
Notable Residents
edit- John Young Stratton (1829/30 – 1905): author, essayist, social reformer and campaigner against rural poverty.
- John Ashworth, clergyman Dean of Trinidad from 1948 to 1954.
War memorial
editBoughton's War Memorial is located within All Saints' Churchyard. It takes the form of a stone cross atop a stone four-sided plinth, it lists the following names for the First World War:[13]
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Other Commemoration / Burial |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pvt. | Walter W. Veal | 12th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment | 4 September 1918 | Tyne Cot Memorial |
| Pvt. | Frederick Veal | 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment | 5 April 1918 | Pozières Memorial |
| Pvt. | George Seymour | 1/4th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment | 3 January 1918 | All Saints' Churchyard, Boughton |
| Pvt. | James W. Rix | 7th Battalion, Norfolk Rgt. | 30 November 1917 | Cabaret-Rouge Cemetery, Souchez |
And: John Bray.
References
edit- ^ OS Explorer Map 236 (2006) – King’s Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. ISBN 0-319-23808-3
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Boughton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "THE POPLARS, Boughton - 1342315 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "GRANARY AND STABLES TO EAST OF THE POPLARS, Boughton - 1077820 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "mnf39558 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Boughton (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ (2008). Norfolk County Atlas (A-Z Street Atlas). Sevenoaks: Geographers A-Z Map Company.
- ^ "Boughton Fen Norfolk". www.boughtonfen.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Contact us – Boughton Surgery". Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Boughton - 1342335 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Boughton War Memorial, Boughton - 1442166 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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