Boughton, Norfolk

Boughton
Boughton
	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)
Civil parish	Boughton;
District	King's Lynn and West Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
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
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk;
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°35′20″N 0°30′39″E / 52.58884°N 0.51095°E

Boughton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.^[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. The village is north of the route A134 which links King’s Lynn to Colchester.^[2] 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. The parish of Boughton in the 2001 census, has a population of 213,^[3] increasing to 227 at the 2011 Census.^[4] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

References

^ OS Explorer Map 236 (2006) – King’s Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. ISBN 0-319-23808-3
^ County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, page 230 ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5
^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005
^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 August 2015.

External links

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[1] OS Explorer Map 236 (2006) – King’s Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. ISBN 0-319-23808-3

[2] County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, page 230 ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5

[3] Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005

[4] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 August 2015.

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