Boughton Aluph

Boughton Aluph (pronounced Bawton Alluf) is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Ashford in Kent, England, and is about 5 miles (8 km) north of Ashford on the A251 road. There are two villages within the parish: Boughton Aluph itself, and Boughton Lees. Boughton Corner is a small hamlet within the parish, further east on the A28 road.

Boughton Aluph
Brewhouse Lane, Boughton Aluph
Boughton Aluph Location within Kent
Area	9.93 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population	2,490 (Civil Parish 2011)[1]
• Density	251/km2 (650/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TR035485
Civil parish	Boughton Aluph
District	Ashford
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ashford
Postcode district	TN25
Dialling code	01233
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
UK Parliament	Weald of Kent[2]
Website	Boughton Aluph & Eastwell Parish Council
List of places UK England Kent 51°11′50″N 0°54′36″E

The civil parish shares its council with the smaller locality of Eastwell. It also contains part of urban Ashford at the southwest end which has increased the parish’s population since the millennium.

The place-name 'Boughton Aluph' is first attested as 'Boltune' in the Domesday Book of 1086, as 'Boctune' in the related Domesday Monachorum, and as 'Botun Alou' in the Close Rolls of 1237. 'Boughton' means 'town or settlement where beeches grew'; the village was held by one Alulf in 1211–12, the name being a variant of the Old German 'Adalulf'.^[3]

Amenities

There are three places of worship:

• All Saints' Church
• Saint Christopher's Church (in Boughton Lees)
• Boughton Baptist chapel.

Notable residents

• Rear Admiral Derek Anthony MBE
• Alfred Deller, CBE (1912–1979), professional singer and countertenor. He is buried in the churchyard.
• Matthew King (composer)