Booton, Norfolk

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Booton
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Booton
Location within Norfolk
Area4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population100 (2001 census [1] )
196 (2011) [2]
•  Density 23/km2 (60/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
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
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 Norfolk, England, just east of Reepham and seven miles west of Aylsham. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 100, including Brandiston and increasing to 196 at the 2011 Census.

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History

Booton is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin meaning 'Bota's' farmstead. [3]

In the Domesday Book, Booton is recorded as having a population of 7 households. The town was owned by Tihel of Hellean. [4]

Notable natives/residents

War memorial

Booton's War Memorial takes the form of a marble plaque in St. Michael the Archangel Church. It holds the following names for the First World War:

Landmarks

Notes

  1. ↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ↑ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 6, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Booton
  4. ↑ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved November 6, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TG1222/booton/
  5. ↑ Smith, L. (2003). Retrieved November 6, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Booton.html

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