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Boughton Aluph

Village in Kent, England

Boughton Aluph

Village in Kent, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
official_nameBoughton Aluph
coordinates
civil_parishBoughton Aluph
population2490
area_total_km29.93
population_ref(Civil Parish 2011)
shire_districtAshford
shire_countyKent
regionSouth East England
constituency_westminsterWeald of Kent
post_townAshford
postcode_districtTN25
postcode_areaTN
dial_code01233
os_grid_referenceTR035485
static_image_nameBrewhouse Lane, Boughton Aluph (geograph 3968043).jpg
static_image_captionBrewhouse Lane, Boughton Aluph
websiteBoughton Aluph & Eastwell Parish Council

Boughton Aluph (pronounced Bawton Alluf) is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Ashford in Kent, England, and is about 5 miles (8 km) north of Ashford on the A251 road. There are two villages within the parish: Boughton Aluph itself, and Boughton Lees. Boughton Corner is a small hamlet within the parish, further east on the A28 road. At its south-western end, the parish also contains part of the built up area of Ashford. The parish shared a grouped parish council with the neighbouring parish of Eastwell. In 2011 the parish had a population of 2490.

Toponymy

The place-name 'Boughton Aluph' is first attested as 'Boltune' in the Domesday Book of 1086, as 'Boctune' in the related Domesday Monachorum, and as 'Botun Alou' in the Close Rolls of 1237. 'Boughton' means 'town or settlement where beeches grew'; the village was held by one Alulf in 1211–12, the name being a variant of the Old German 'Adalulf'.

Amenities

There are three places of worship:

  • All Saints' Church
  • Saint Christopher's Church (in Boughton Lees)
  • Boughton Baptist chapel.

Governance

The Iron Room, the village hall in Boughton Lees

There are three tiers of local government covering Boughton Aluph, at parish, district and county level: Boughton Aluph and Eastwell Parish Council, Ashford Borough Council, and Kent County Council. The parish council is a grouped parish council, covering the two parishes of Eastwell and Boughton Aluph. It meets at the village hall in Boughton Lees, known as the Iron Room.

Notable residents

  • Rear Admiral Derek Anthony MBE
  • Alfred Deller, CBE (1912–1979), professional singer and countertenor. He is buried in the churchyard.
  • Matthew King (composer)

References

References

  1. [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density] [[United Kingdom Census 2011]] ''[[Office for National Statistics]]'' Retrieved 10 May 2014
  2. "Location of Weald of Kent".
  3. Eilert Ekwall, ''Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'', pp.54-5.
  4. "Boughton Aluph and Eastwell Parish Council".
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