Boughton under Blean

Boughton under Blean
St Peter and St Paul's church
Boughton under Blean is located in Kent
Boughton under Blean
Boughton under Blean
Location within Kent
Population1,917 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceTR066591
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFAVERSHAM
Postcode districtME13
Dialling code01227
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
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51°17′31″N 0°58′26″E / 51.292°N 0.974°E / 51.292; 0.974

Boughton under Blean is a village and civil parish between Faversham and Canterbury in south-east England. "Boughton under Blean" technically refers only to the hamlet at the top of Boughton Hill; the main village at the foot of the hill is named Boughton Street, but the whole is referred to as "Boughton under Blean" or more commonly as just "Boughton". The Blean refers to the Forest of Blean, an area of long-standing Kent woodland covering over 11 square miles (28.5 sq. km).

It had a population of 1,917 according to the 2011 Census.[1] The parish includes the hamlet of Crouch.

  1. ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 October 2015.

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