Booton, Norfolk

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Booton
Village and Civil Parish
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Booton
Location within Norfolk
Area11.5 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Population216 (2021 census)
•  Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
OS grid reference TG109228
Civil parish
  • Booton
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR10
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52°45′40″N1°07′32″E / 52.761°N 1.12544°E / 52.761; 1.12544

Booton is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of the English county of Norfolk.

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Booton is located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) south-east of Reepham, 5.7 miles (9.2 km) south-west of Aylsham and 12 miles (19 km) north-west of Norwich. The civil parish of Booton also includes the smaller village of Brandiston.

History

The origin of Booton's name is uncertain. It is either of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Bota's farmstead or settlement or of Viking origin, deriving from the Old Norse for Bo's farmstead or settlement. [1]

In the Domesday Book, Booton is listed as a settlement of 7 households in the hundred of Erpingham. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Tihel of Hellean. [2]

Within the village is Booton Hall, a red-brick structure which dates back to the Seventeenth Century though has significant Eighteenth Century re-modelling. [3] There is also an Eighteenth Century threshing barn located nearby. [4]

There are two Grade II listed structures on 'The Street', including Town Farmhouse and a nearby barn. [5] [6]

A postmill was constructed in the village by Mr. R. George in 1848. It stood until it was largely dismantled in 1900. [7]

In 1940, a polygonal bunker was built as part of the defences against a possible German invasion of Britain. [8]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Booton has a population of 216 people which demonstrates an increase from the 196 people listed in the 2011 census. [9]

St. Michael the Archangel's Church

Booton is dominated by its parish church which is dedicated to Saint Michael. St. Michael's was built largely due to enthusiasm of Whitwell Elwin who built over the much smaller Medieval church. [10] The church has been Grade I listed since 1961. [11]

Governance

Booton is part of the electoral ward of Great Witchingham for local elections and is part of the district of Broadland.

The village's national constituency is Broadland and Fakenham which has been represented by the Conservative Party's Jerome Mayhew since 2019.

Notable Residents

War Memorial

Booton's war memorial takes the form of a grey marble plaque in St. Michael's Church. It has gold lettering and a grey wreath of poppies carved at the top, it lists the following names for the First World War: [12]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathOther Commemoration / Burial
Cpl.Robert J. Hall2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment 1 December 1915 Basra Memorial
Pvt.Wilfred Stackwood Norfolk Regiment 26 March 1916St. Michael's Churchyard, Booton
Pvt.Stanley W. Davidson1st Battalion, Essex Regiment 13 August 1915 Helles Memorial
Pvt.Albert S. Bacon2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment 13 May 1916 Amara War Cemetery
Pvt.Sidney A. Davidson3/4th Battalion, Queen's Regiment 30 December 1917British Cemetery, Flesquières
Rfn.William Coe 9th (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment 28 November 1917Communal Cemetery, Achiet-le-Grand
Rfn.Sidney Page9th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment 8 September 1917Maroc British Cemetery,Grenay

And: William Hall, John Long, William Roberts, Herbert Wells and William Douglas.

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References

  1. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Booton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "BOOTON HALL, Booton - 1169055 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "BARN AT BOOTON HALL, Booton - 1076896 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "BARN AT TOWN FARM, Booton - 1306708 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "BARN AT TOWN FARM, Booton - 1306708 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Norfolk Mills - Booton post windmill". www.norfolkmills.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "MNF18380 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Booton (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Booton". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS, Booton - 1342776 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Booton". www.roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

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