Note that this village has the full title of Boughton under Blean

Boughton under Blean

For other "Boughtons" in Kent see Boughton Aluph; Boughton Malherbe; and Boughton MonchelseaBoughton under Blean is a village and civil parish between Faversham and Canterbury in southeast England...

, and is more usually known simply as Boughton locally.

Boughton Street is a village in the borough of Swale

Swale

Swale is a local government district with borough status in Kent, England. Its council is based in Sittingbourne. The borough is named after the narrow channel called The Swale, a channel that separates the mainland of Kent from the Isle of Sheppey, and which occupies the central part of the...

 in Kent

Kent

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, England

England

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. It is located on the erstwhile main road between Faversham

Faversham

Faversham is a market town and civil parish in the Swale borough of Kent, England. The parish of Faversham grew up around an ancient sea port on Faversham Creek and was the birthplace of the explosives industry in England.-History:...

 and Canterbury

Canterbury

Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....

 (the A2

A2 road (Great Britain)

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), which now bypasses

Bypass (road)

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the village. The 13th century parish church of St Peter and Paul stands about a mile away from the main village.

In times past, Boughton supported over 20 retail establishments and several pubs. As of 2009, there was just a small general store, a post office and two hairdressers in the main street. Just two pubs remain, the 'White Horse' and the newly refurbished 'Queen's Head', plus 'Martin's Restaurant' which is just away from the centre of the village.