Boughton

Other current and historical names

Bocstone

Built-Up Area: Chester
Parish/Community: Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area
Unitary Authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Region: North West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 53°11'28"N 2°52'12"W
Eastings/Northings: 341955, 366365
OS Grid: SJ419663
Mapcode Local: GBR 7B.2Z67
Mapcode Global: WH88F.W1FW

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Boughton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Boughton in the Domesday Book

A village in Duddeston hundred, in the county of Cheshire.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Canons of Chester St Werburgh
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Canons of Chester
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Canons of Chester
- Taxable Value: 3 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; 16 shillings in 1086
- Households: 5 villagers; 4 smallholders; 4 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs (5 plough lands)

British Place Names

Boughton, Cheshire West and Chester

Boughton is a suburban area in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

Boughton in the Domesday Book