BOUGHTON OLD CHURCH
AND
CHURCHYARD
The ancient church of
Saint John Baptist, Boughton
BOUGHTON GREEN
Abandoned by the parishioners during the 18th Century
The ancient parish church of S John the Baptist, on Boughton Green, which archaeological evidence suggests was first built as long ago as the eighth century AD, fell into disrepair and disuse in the 17th and 18th centuries, the last recorded wedding taking place in 1708. Soon after the above engraving was completed, the tower and spire fell in 1786, making further use of the building impossible.
It remains however the parish church of Boughton, hence the dedication of the parish to S John Baptist, the dedication chosen by those who first founded it over the spring which rises underneath the ancient church and is to be seen to this day welling up from an arch at the foot of the East end of the remaining ruins.
The ruined church as it appeared in 1913
[More information to follow about the history of S John Baptist, Boughton]
Pictures of the Open Air Service 2004
