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 of 1086, 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, grew up in the village.

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.