Booton, Norfolk
# Booton, Norfolk

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.

## History

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

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

## Notable natives/residents

* Stephen Fry- Actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer.

## 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:

* Corporal Robert J. Hall (1884-1915), 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
* Private Stanley W. Davidson (1895-1915), 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment
* Private Wilfred Stackwood (d.1916), Royal Norfolk Regiment
* Private Albert S. Bacon (d.1916), 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
* Private Sidney A. Davidson (d.1917), 3/4th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
* Rifleman William Coe (d.1917), 9th Battalion, Queen Victoria's Rifles, London Regiment
* Rifleman Sidney Page (d.1917), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
* William Douglas
* William Hall
* John Long
* William Roberts
* Herbert Wells

## Landmarks

* St Michael the Archangel's Church, Booton is a redundant Victorian church designed by its Rector, Whitwell Elwin.
