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BOUGHTON-ALUPH, a parish in East Ashford district, Kent; adjacent to the river Stour and the Canterbury railway, 1½ mile WNW of Wye station, and 4 NNE of Ashford. It contains Boughton-Lees, which has a post office under Ashford. Acres, 2,418. Real property, £3,288. Pop., 475. Houses, 80. The property is divided among a few. The manor belonged, in the time of King John, to Alulph de Boughton. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Canterbury. Value, £216. Patrons, the Trustees of Dr. Breton. The church is ancient and cruciform, with a central tower; and contains a piscina and monuments of the Moyles. Charities, £8.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Boughton Aluph Parish East Ashford Poor Law Union/Registration District Kent Ancient County |
| Place: | Boughton Aluph |
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