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  The DiCamillo Companion - Database:  History, Gardens, Movies
Boughton is a treasure house, containing probably the finest collection in Britain of 18th century French furniture, with special emphasis on the work of Martin Carlin.
This monumental bed was at Boughton by 1697 and it’s conceivable the bed was a royal object granted to Ralph Montagu from the Great Wardrobe, the department responsible for furnishing the royal houses.
Boughton House is one of Britain’s largest houses and is frequently cited as the best-preserved historic house in Britain still owned by its original family and open to the public.
www.dicamillocompanion.com /Houses_hgpm.asp?ID=259   (1230 words)

  
 Boughton House Northamptonshire
It was not until the accession of William III and Mary II in 1689 that Montagu was readmitted to the Privy Council.
In 1665 Montagu's elder brother was killed in action against the Dutch and Ralph became heir to Boughton.
Boughton was filled with works of art collected by Ralph Montagu including paintings, tapestries, furniture, rugs, needlework, silver and clocks, adding to the furnishings collected over the previous 150 years.
www.touruk.co.uk /houses/housenorthants_boughton_house.htm   (718 words)

  
 Genealogy Pages Including Links to other Sources
So to search for a list of Boughton's, you have to put in the surname and then an initial and you get a list of those with the initial or a first name from all over the UK giving name and address.
After all, the idea was to find out the likely locality that still had a concentration of Boughtons and the fact that some of them went to Birmingham or London to seek their fortune at the start of the Industrial Revolution is not yet of interest.
The name is said to be derived from two sources, Boughton (pronounced Borton) being an Anglo-Saxon name meaning 'beechwood clearing', while the Monchelsea part of the name was a legacy from the powerful Norman family which moved there in the Middle Ages.
homepages.which.net /~dc.boughton/genebou1.htm   (2088 words)

  
 Lavenders - Relocation Agent in Northamptonshire - Relocation Agent in Northants, Beds & Bucks
Northamptonshire has an abundance of leafy rural walks, plenty of historic houses and gardens and many beautiful country villages.
All Sainst Church – Earls Barton Northamptonshire: Located high on a hill in the centre of Earls Barton village, this church is notable for its fine saxon tower.
Boughton House Northamptonshire – This is the Northamptonshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch.
www.lavenders-search.co.uk /relocation-northamptonshire.php   (460 words)

  
 De Montfort University - heritage
The owner of Boughton House, His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch wanted to provide a multimedia presentation of his historic property to an audience worldwide by using the internet and the 'Heritage on the Web' Gateway.
Boughton House now has the most extensive, most dynamic and most technologically advanced site on the World Wide Web for any historic property, anywhere in the world.
The use of information technology has made Boughton House accessible on a global scale to potential visitors and a wider public.
www.dmu.ac.uk /partnerships/consultancy/innovation_centre/professional/case_studies/humanities/heritage.jsp   (322 words)

  
 Genealogy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Name: Henry DE GREENE Title: Sir Knight Chief Birth: 1310 in Green's Norton, Northamptonshire, England Death: 1369 in Broughton, Dorcetshire, England Burial: 1369 Boughton, Northamptonshire, England Notes: Sir Henry de Greene, the foremost lawyer of his day, was a counselor to King Edward III.
Sir Henry's rank would not allow him to plead before the bar, but he put all of his mental acumen and legal knowledge at his king's command, and the king was deeply attached to him.
Sir Henry died possessed of his ancient and beloved manor of Boughton, the manors of Greene's Norton, East Neaston, Heydmon Court, Heybourn, Ashley Mares, and Dodington.
home.comcast.net /~mgmorey/gen/notes1310_HenryDeGreene.html   (513 words)

  
 Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
Located in the area known in England as the South Midlands, Northamptonshire covers an area of 915 square miles and has a population of 570,000.
Northamptonshire’s local government: All of the County of Northamptonshire apart from Peterborough has two tiers of local government service providers: Northamptonshire County Council and seven district councils of Corby, Daventry, East Northamptonshire, Kettering, Northampton, South Northamptonshire, Wellingborough.
The ‘Northamptonshire poet’ John Clare was born in Helpston, lived most of his life in the county and published a book of country poems in 1820.
www.camelotintl.com /heritage/counties/england/northampton.html   (1072 words)

  
 George HALES
Born about 1823 at Moulton, Northamptonshire, and of Boughton, Northamptonshire, England in 1881.
She was born about 1825 at Moulton, Northamptonshire, England.
She was born about 1831 at Eye, Northamptonshire, England.
www.hales.org /hg03.htm   (7477 words)

  
 Old and antique prints and maps: England, prints and county maps >>>, Northamptonshire antique prints
"Boughton or Buckton Church, in Northamptonshire" engraved by Peltro, published in Picturesque Views of the Antiquities of England & Wales, 1786.
Northamptonshire" engraved by Miss Hawkesworth after a picture by Rev. T.Horner, published in Relics of Antiquity 1811.
"Northamptonshire" engraved by J.Roper from a drawing by G.Cole, published in The British Atlas, 1810 (map dated 1807.) Copper engraved map with original hand colour.
www.antiqueprints.com /products.php?cat=71   (646 words)

  
 mullins9
Thomas De Green, born 1292 in Boughton, Northamptonshire, England.
Thomas De Green, born 1292 in Boughton, Northamptonshire, England; married Lucy Dezouche.
Mellicent De Cantilupe, born 1250 in Calne, Wiltshire, England; died January 7, 1297/98 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England; married Eudes De Zouche 1273 in Abergavenny, Monnmouthshire, England.
mmullens1.homestead.com /mullins9.html   (597 words)

  
 northamptonshire.gov.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
If you wish to find any direct bus services that pass through a second location, then optionally choose a place or enter a postcode for the Destination.
Please note - This search is only available for places within Northamptonshire.
For place-to-place searches involving places outside Northamptonshire visit the Traveline website.
www2.northamptonshire.gov.uk /mapxtreme_test/bus_routes.asp   (77 words)

  
 thePeerage.com - Exhibit
Bertie, Montague, second Earl of Lindsey 1608?-1666, adherent of Charles I, was the eldest son of the first Earl of Lindsey by Elizabeth, sole daughter of Edward Lord Montague, of Boughton, Northamptonshire.
In early life he served in the Low Countries as captain of a troop of cavalry, and on the outbreak of the civil war he assisted his father to rally the county of Lincoln on the side of the king, by himself raising a regiment of cavalry.
By his first wife Martha, third daughter of Sir William Cockaine, knight, of Rushton, Northamptonshire, and widow of John, earl of Holderness, he had five sons and three daughters; and by his second wife Bridget, daughter and sole heir of Edward Wray, groom of the bedchamber, two sons.
www.thepeerage.com /e325.htm   (474 words)

  
 Sir William Montagu (d 1706), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer: corresp and papers
Indenture of agreement between the first Baron Montagu of Boughton and Ralph Freeman, alderman of London, respecting the jointure of Lord Montagu’s prospective third wife Anne, widow of Sir Ralph Hare of Stow Bardolph (Norfolk) 14 February 1625.
Lease of a mill at Barnwell (Northamptonshire) by Anne, Lady Montagu of Boughton, widow of the first Baron, to Thomas Skinner of Barnwell, miller, 2 May 1645.
Release by James Yarway of Boughton (Northamptonshire) to William Montagu, equire, of all debts arising since the death of the first Baron Montagu of Boughton in respect of an annuity charged on Seaton (Rutland) 29 October 1646.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk /nra/lists/GB-0066-C108.htm   (3198 words)

  
 Borton Family Crest
It is derived from their residence in one of many places called Boughton throughout England.
Great Boughton was found in Cheshire, and Kent was home to settlements called Boughton Aluph, Boughton Malherbe, Boughton Monchelsea, and Boughton under Blean.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Thomas Boughton who settled in Virginia in 1639; James Boughton arrived in Philadelphia Pa. in 1852; D. Boughton arrived in San Francisco Cal. in 1851.
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.fc/qx/borton-family-crest.htm   (632 words)

  
 Weekley Village
The Northamptonshire seat of the Montagu and Buccleuch families, is within the Parish and can be seen at the head of a 300 year-old avenue of trees, which spans the A43 half a mile north of the village centre.
The House has monastic origins from the 1420s and after its purchase in 1528, Boughton was gradually enlarged by the Montagu family to culminate in the French styled additions of 1695, which led to it gaining the sobriquet 'The English Versailles'.
It is still a family home, open daily throughout August and by appointment throughout the year.
www.boughtonhouse.org.uk /villages/weekley/index.htm   (294 words)

  
 Bacon
From Bridges History of Northamptonshire I find that Gobions manor was about 300 acres "without the east-gate of the city." It was long held by the Turpins, but 5 or 6 Queen mary, Robe rt Harrison had it and his son Robert (?) succeeded.
Their sister, Frances, was married to Baron Ed ward Montagu of Boughton, Northamptonshire.
Their sister, Frances, was married to Baron Edward Montagu of Boughton, Northamptonshire.
www.southern-style.com /Cotton.htm   (13977 words)

  
 GREENE of Northampton, Dosetshire, & Wiltshire, Eng. & Rhode Island
Sir Henry was Lord Chief-Justice of England in 1353 under King Edward III, was Speaker of the House of Lords in two Parliaments (1363 and1364), and became last of the King's nearest Counsel, or "State Cabinet." Some scholars give his dates as Chief Justice as 24 May 1361 through 28 October 1365.
Henry was granted a charter from the King to establish Boughton Fair, a Vigil for St John the Baptist, held June 24th to 26th.
Records were lost during the War of the Roses, but the ancestry of his descendants, the Gillingham Greenes, can be traced through the Green Coat of Arms, which they were authorized to wear by right of descent from the beheaded Sir Henry de Greene.
homepages.rootsweb.com /~legends/greene.html   (1110 words)

  
 Edward MONTAGUE (1º B. Montagu of Boughton)
son of Sir Edward Montague of Boughton, and brother of James, Henry and Sidney.
The heir to one of the principal estates in Northamptonshire, Montague, once his formal education was over, divided his time between London and Boughton.
After his marriage Montague abandoned attempts to find a suitable residence in the county on the grounds that his wife's health necessitated her staying in London.
www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/EdwardMontague(1BBoughton).htm   (687 words)

  
 Boughton Properties: Property for Sale in Boughton, Northampton, Northamptonshire
Boughton Properties: Property for Sale in Boughton, Northampton, Northamptonshire
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Send your requirements to and register your details with estate agents advertising in Boughton by completing one simple form.
www.findalandlord.co.uk /sale-property/p4213/boughton.asp   (870 words)

  
 Attractions in Northamptonshire on AboutBritain.com
Boughton House has been the Northamptonshire home of the Duke of Buccleuch and his Montagu ancestors since 1528.
Coton Manor lies in peaceful Northamptonshire countryside and enjoys beautiful views providing an ideal setting for the garden.
Just across the fields from Althorp lies Holdenby, a house whose royal connections go back over 400 years.
www.aboutbritain.com /counties/attractions-in-northamptonshire.asp   (296 words)

  
 Boughton Park, Boughton, Northamptonshire NN16 9UP : English Heritage : English Heritage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Boughton Park, Boughton, Northamptonshire NN16 9UP : English Heritage : English Heritage
Boughton Park, Boughton, Northamptonshire NN16 9UP - Map of Location
Extensive remains of formal gardens of late 17th and early 18th century around a country house rebuilt at the same time, set in a park developed from a late medieval deer park.
www.english-heritage.org.uk /server/show/conGap.329   (118 words)

  
 Edward Montagu
Their eldest son had drowned in the moat at Barnwell, which partly explains their move to Hinchingbrooke House.
Sir Sydney’s brother Edward was the first Lord Montague of Boughton Northamptonshire, and his other brother Henry was first Earl of Manchester with his seat at Kimbolton Castle.
The Montagues were an influential and powerful family.Sir Sidney Montagu was one of the Masters of Requests to Charles I and an ardent supporter of the royalist side in the Civil War.
www.hinchhouse.org.uk /edward/edward.html   (431 words)

  
 MONTAGUE
Notes: the parentage of this Thomas is not proved, though a fabulous descent from Simon, stated to have been the brother of John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, is generally attributed to him.
The explanation of a fifteenth century yeoman's Norman name might sometimes be female descent from a knightly house through a coheir.
Later they sometimes indicate bastardy (one name perhaps being the father's and one the mother's), but in most cases probably mark inheritance through an heiress whose name was thus perpetuated.
www.tudorplace.com.ar /MONTAGUE.htm   (2953 words)

  
 Northamptonshire Bookshop - bookstore books, CDs, tapes, videos in available at discounts
Flora of Northamptonshire and the Soke of Peter
Northamptonshire Poetry and Sketches of George Harrison (1876-1950)
The Royal Forests of Northamptonshire in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
www.northamptonshire.co.uk /bookstore/bookstore.htm   (1293 words)

  
 Boughton House
Boughton House is open for general visitors, 7 days a week, August 1st - September 1st from 2.00pm to 5.00pm with last entry at 4.00pm.
If you wish to access the rest of this site and have a look at Boughton House then you will need to download a browser which accepts 'Frames'.
This project was funded by the DTI (Department of Trade and Industry, it was part of the Information Society Initiative (ISI).
www.boughtonhouse.org.uk /htm/boughtonhouse.htm   (213 words)

  
 BBC - Northamptonshire - Abolition - Northamptonshire's abolition involvement
BBC - Northamptonshire - Abolition - Northamptonshire's abolition involvement
By the 18th century, Northamptonshire's economy was closely intertwined with the slave trade.
BBC Radio Northampton reporter Simon Wilcox went along to Boughton House to see a painting of one of their more famous servants.
www.bbc.co.uk /northamptonshire/abolition/abolition_northants_involvement_feature.shtml   (172 words)

  
 Houses for sale in Boughton uk Property to buy in Boughton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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 Connect2 Northamptonshire A to Z Community Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Pilton, Stoke Doyle and Wadenhoe Parish Council, East Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire Association for the Blind - Towcester Branch, South Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire Association for the Blind (NAB) Head Office, Northampton
www.connect2northamptonshire.com /connect2/atoz.aspx?categoryLetter=V   (342 words)

  
 Welcome to Boughton Aluph and Eastwell
This is the Boughton Aluph and Eastwell Parish Council and Community website, serving the residents of Boughton Aluph, Eastwell, Boughton Lees and Goat Lees in Ashford, Kent.
Boughton and Eastwell Parish Council are not responsible for the content of external internet sites connected to these pages.
Meet your local Parish council representatives and keep up to date with events and matters which affect the community in which you live
www.thelocalchannel.co.uk /boughtonandeastwell   (232 words)

  
 Boughton House, Kettering - Heart of England - UK Attraction
Boughton House, Kettering - Heart of England - UK Attraction
Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 1BJ - England, UK Phone: +44 (0)1536 515731 - Fax: +44 (0)1536 417255
Bed & Breakfast accommodation near to Boughton House
www.ukattraction.com /heart-of-england/boughton-house.htm   (179 words)

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