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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Boughton like this:
BOUGHTON, a parish in Downham district, Norfolk; 1 ½ mile N of Stoke-Ferry, and 6 E by S of Downham r. station. Post Town, Stoke-Ferry, under Brandon. Acres, 1,323. Real property, £2,198. Pop., 238. Houses, 45. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £400.* Patron, Sir W. J. H. B. Folkes, Bart.
Boughton is now part of KINGS LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how KINGS LYNN AND WEST NORFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Boughton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Boughton, in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3502
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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