Boughton, Norfolk
| Boughton | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of All Saints | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF699020 |
| Location: | 52°35’24"N, 0°30’25"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 233 (2021) |
| Post town: | King's Lynn |
| Postcode: | PE33 |
| Dialling code: | 01366 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South West Norfolk |
Boughton is a village in Norfolk, five and a half miles east of Downham Market, twelve miles south of King's Lynn and 33 miles west of Norwich. It is to the north of the A134 road which links King's Lynn to Colchester.
The 2021 census recorded a parish population of 233 people
Unusually for a village of this size, Broughton has two separate airstrips: Boughton North and Boughton South.
The village's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin,[1] and a commonplace name across Great Britain.
Church
Boughton's parish church is dedicated to All Saints. The tower dates from the Middle Ages, although most of the church was restored in the 19th-century.[2] The church is Grade II listed.[3]
History
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Broughton is listed as a settlement of 24 households, divided between the estates of Reginald, son of Ivo and Ralph Baynard.[4]
Outside of the village there is an observation post constructed by the Royal Observer Corps during the Second World War, the post was converted into a nuclear warning station during the Cold War.[5]
About the village
The village is centred around Boughton Pond and nearby is Boughton Fen, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[6] Amenities within the village include a doctors surgery.[7]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Boughton, Norfolk) |
References
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Boughton.
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/boughton/boughton.htm.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1342335: Church of All Saints (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Boughton, Norfolk in the Domesday Book
- ↑ "mnf39558 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?mnf39558.
- ↑ "Boughton Fen Norfolk". https://www.boughtonfen.org.uk/.
- ↑ "Contact us – Boughton Surgery" (in en-uk). https://boughtonsurgery-norfolk.nhs.uk/contact-us/.