Boughton, Northamptonshire

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Boughton
Boughton, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire)
Boughton, Northamptonshire

Boughton shown within Northamptonshire
OS grid reference SP7565
Shire county Northamptonshire
Region East Midlands
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
European Parliament East Midlands
List of places: UKEnglandNorthamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°16′N 0°54′W / 52.27, -0.9

Boughton is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of Northamptonshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 951. It is on the northern fringe of the Northampton urban area, about four miles north of the town centre.

The infamous highwayman, "Captain Slash" was detained whilst attempting robbery at Boughton Fayre which was situated on Boughton Green - now a large agricultural triangle on the Moulton road. He was subsequently tried and hanged in Northampton before a large crowd of onlookers on 21st July 1826.[citation needed]

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Coordinates: 52.28609° N 0.89753° W