Boughton Malherbe

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Boughton Malherbe


St Nicholas church, Boughton Malherbe

Boughton Malherbe (Kent)
Boughton Malherbe

Boughton Malherbe shown within Kent
District Maidstone
Shire county Kent
Region South East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
European Parliament South East England
List of places: UKEnglandKent

Coordinates: 51°12′51″N 0°41′35″E / 51.21405, 0.69304

For other "Boughtons" in Kent see Boughton under Blean; Boughton Malherbe; and Boughton Monchelsea

Boughton Malherbe (pronounced Borton Mallerby) is a village and civil parish in the Maidstone district of Kent, England, situated between Maidstone and Ashford. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 428.

Aretus Akers Douglas, later Viscount Chilston (1851-1926) who was a Home Secretary, lived at Chilston Park, and has a memorial stone dedicated to him in the village church.