St John the Baptist's Church, Boughton

St John the Baptist’s Church stands on the east side of Church Street in the village of Boughton. It is the parish church and a Grade II listed building. Before the Reformation it served as a Chantry Chapel for Boughton Hall, dedicated to St Thomas the Martyr. The present church contains a nave, chancel and west tower. Its tower dates from around 1400, while the rest of the building reflects 19th-century alterations. The church replaced an earlier 14th-century building whose ruins lie north of Moulton Lane and Boughton Road. That structure was already in ruins by the early 18th century and its tower and spire collapsed about 1784. The parish registers begin in 1549 and are kept at Northamptonshire Record Office. Boughton forms part of a united Benefice with Pitsford, each parish keeping its own church. Inside, visitors find a simple nave and chancel with the older tower at the west end. The Historic England website and the Victoria County History of Northamptonshire give detailed descriptions of both churches. The setting remains quiet within the village, away from the remains of the medieval predecessor.