St John the Baptist's Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Boughton. It is a Grade II listed building and stands on the east side of Church Street.
| St John the Baptist's Church, Boughton | |
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| 52°17′10″N 0°53′50″W / 52.2860°N 0.8972°W | |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/16441/ |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Diocese of Peterborough |
| Archdeaconry | Northampton |
| Deanery | Brixworth |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Rev Stephen Trott |
There is no reference to a church or priest in the entry for Boughton in the Domesday Book.[1]
There have been two churches in the parish of Boughton, both now dedicated to St John. The remains of a 14th-century building can be seen on a site to the north of the junction of Moulton Lane and Boughton Road, east of the outskirts of the village of Boughton. It was already in ruins by the early 18th century and the tower and spire collapsed about 1784.
The present-day parish church stands within the village. Before the Reformation it was a Chantry Chapel for Boughton Hall, dedicated to St Thomas the Martyr. Its tower dates from around 1400 but otherwise the building is the product of a series of developments that were carried out during the 19th century. It consists of a nave, chancel and west tower.
Detailed descriptions of both churches appear on the Historic England website[2] and in the Victoria County History of Northamptonshire.[3]
The parish registers survive from 1549, the historic registers being deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office.[4]
Boughton is part of a united Benefice along with Pitsford. Each parish retains its own church building.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ "Open Domesday – Pitsford".
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1356634)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "A History of the County of Northampton". London: Victoria County History. 1937. pp. 76–81. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Parish Registers" (PDF). Northamptonshire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "The Diocese of Peterborough – St John the Baptist, Boughton". Retrieved 30 September 2015.