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Boughton Pumping Station, Nottinghamshire
Boughton may refer to: People *Boughton (surname) *Boughton Baronets, titled English family line Places England *Boughton, Cheshire *Boughton, Norfolk *Boughton, Northamptonshire that gives it name to: **Boughton House, a country house in Northamptonshire **Boughton railway station, planned terminus of the Northampton & Lamport Railway *Boughton, Nottinghamshire * Boughton Aluph, Kent * Boughton Green, Kent * Boughton Lees, Kent * Boughton Malherbe, Kent * Boughton Monchelsea, Kent **of which Boughton Green is a part * Boughton Street, Kent * Boughton under Blean, Kent Wales * Broughton, Vale of Glamorgan Broughton is a small village in the western part of the Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales. It lies just northeast of Monknash and south of Wick Wick most often refers to: * Capillary action ("wicking") ** Candle wick, the cord used in a candl ... See also * {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boughton (surname)
Boughton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alice Boughton (1866–1943), American photographer *Chauncey Boughton (1805–1895), American physician and politician *Clive Boughton (born 1956), Australian computer scientist * George H. Boughton (1792–1866), American politician * George Henry Boughton (1833–1905), Anglo-American painter *Joy Boughton (1913–1963), English oboist and music professor *Martha Arnold Boughton (1857–1928), American educator, author * Napoleon Boughton, Commander of the USS ''Gladiolus'' during the American Civil War * Rutland Boughton (1878–1960), English composer * William Boughton, English conductor See also * Boughton Baronets, titled English family line * John Bowton (also John Bouton, John Boughton) (1636–1707), founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut {{surname, Boughton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boughton Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for members of the Boughton, later Rouse-Boughton family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Great Britain. The Boughton Baronetcy, of Lawford in the County of Warwick, was created in the Baronetage of England on 4 August 1641 for William Boughton of Lawford Hall, at Little Lawford near Rugby, Warwickshire, as a reward for services to the Royalist cause. Several members of the family served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire. The second and fourth Baronets both sat as Knight of the Shire for Warwickshire. The baronetcy descended in direct male line until Sir Theodosius, the 7th Baronet, still a minor, died in mysterious circumstances in 1780. He was confined to his bed by severe illness at Lawford Hall, where his mother and sister, Mrs Donellan, wife of Captain Donellan, were living. He died immediately after taking a draught from the hands of Lady Boughton, and after his body was exhumed on a suspicion of poisoni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boughton, Cheshire
Boughton is a neighbourhood to the east of Chester city centre, part of the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located atop the steep banks of the River Dee as it turns the meadows bend for the last time around the 'Earls Eye' before flowing into Chester. Most of Boughton forms part of an unparished area which until 1974 comprised the county borough of Chester. The adjoining areas of Boughton Heath and Vicars Cross lie within the separate civil parish of Great Boughton, which is outside the boundaries of the city of Chester. History and landmarks The name 'Boughton' or 'bluestone' may have originated from the placement of a blue boundary stone (now lost) alongside the road similar to the Gloverstone which stood outside Chester Castle. The Romans were known to have used water flowing from a well in the area. The water was piped directly into the centre of the Roman fortress of Deva (present day Chester). How l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boughton, Norfolk
Boughton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is west of Norwich, south-south-east of King’s Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, nor ... and north-east of London. The nearest town is Downham Market which is west of the village. History Boughton derives from the Anglo-Saxon meaning 'Bucca's' farmstead. In the Domesday Book, Boughton was a settlement of 24 households and was divided between Reginald, son of Ivo and Ralph Baynard. Transport The village is north of the route A134 which links King’s Lynn to Colchester. The nearest railway station is at Downham Market railway station, Downham Market for the Fen Line which runs between King’s Lynn and Cambridge. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
