| Boughton | |
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 Parish church of All Saints | |
  Boughton Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Population | 227 (parish, 2011 census) |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF7002 |
| • London | 97.7 miles (157.2 km) |
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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 |
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Boughton is a village and a civil parish in the English countyofNorfolk.[1] The village is 44.4 miles (71.5 km) west of Norwich, 15.1 miles (24.3 km) south-south-east of King's Lynn and 97.7 miles (157.2 km) north-east of London. The nearest town is Downham Market which is 7.3 miles (11.7 km) west of the village.
Boughton derives from the Anglo-Saxon meaning 'Bucca's' farmstead.[2]
In the Domesday Book, Boughton was a settlement of 24 households and was divided between Reginald, son of Ivo and Ralph Baynard.[3]
The village is north of the route A134 which links King's Lynn to Colchester.[4] 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. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the districtofKing's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Boughton's war memorial is located in All Saints' Churchyard and takes the form of a stone cross.[5]
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