Richard BORDEN (BOURDON)
1301-
Born: Borden, Kent, England
Died: Borden, Kent, England
Borden, Kent<!-- /firstHeading --><!-- bodyContent --><div><!-- tagline --><div>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div><!-- /tagline --><!-- subtitle --><!-- /subtitle --><!-- jumpto --><div>Jump to: navigation, search </div><!-- /jumpto --><!-- bodycontent --><div><div>For the town in Hampshire, see Bordon.</div><p><span style="font-size: small"><span><font size="2">Coordinates</font><font size="2">: <span><span style="white-space: nowrap"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms"><span class="latitude">51°19′00″N</span> <span class="longitude">0°42′00″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec">51.316666°N 0.700000°E</span><span style="display: none"> / <span class="geo">51.316666; 0.700000</span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></p><tbody><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" align="center" style="font-size: 1.25em; width: 100%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><span class="fn org"><strong>Borden</strong></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" align="center" style="padding-right: 0.8em; padding-left: 0.8em; padding-bottom: 0.7em; padding-top: 0.7em; text-align: center"><div class="center"><div style="clear: both; float: none; margin-left: auto; width: 240px; margin-right: auto"><div><div style="position: relative"><a href="wiki/File:Kent_UK_location_map.svg" title="Borden is located in Kent" class="image"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Kent_UK_location_map.svg/240px-Kent_UK_location_map.svg.png" alt="Borden is located in Kent" width="240" height="168"></a> <div style="z-index: 2; left: 47.3%; margin: 0px; width: 0px; position: absolute; top: 31.8%; height: 0px; padding: 0px"><div style="font-size: 6px; left: -3px; width: 6px; position: relative; top: -3px; text-align: center"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" alt="" width="6" height="6"></div><div style="z-index: 90; left: 0.5em; width: 6em; line-height: 110%; position: relative; top: -1.5em; text-align: left"><span style="padding: 1px">Borden</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><em><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" alt="" width="6" height="6"><font size="2"> Borden shown within </font><a href="wiki/Kent" title="Kent"><font size="2">Kent</font></a></em></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th><a href="wiki/Districts_of_England" title="Districts of England">District</a></th><td><a href="wiki/Swale" title="Swale">Swale</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th><a href="wiki/Metropolitan_and_non-metropolitan_counties_of_England" title="Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England">Shire county</a></th><td><a href="wiki/Kent" title="Kent">Kent</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th><a href="wiki/Regions_of_England" title="Regions of England">Region</a></th><td><a href="wiki/South_East_England" title="South East England">South East</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow adr"><th><a href="wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Countries of the United Kingdom">Country</a></th><td class="country-name"><a href="wiki/England" title="England">England</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th><a href="wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Sovereign state</a></th><td><a href="wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th><a href="wiki/List_of_law_enforcement_agencies_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom">Police</a></th><td><a href="wiki/Kent_Police" title="Kent Police">Kent</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th><a href="wiki/Fire_service_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Fire service in the United Kingdom" class="mw-redirect">Fire</a></th><td><a href="wiki/Kent_Fire_and_Rescue_Service" title="Kent Fire and Rescue Service">Kent</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th><a href="wiki/Emergency_medical_services_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Emergency medical services in the United Kingdom">Ambulance</a></th><td><a href="wiki/South_East_Coast_Ambulance_Service" title="South East Coast Ambulance Service">South East Coast</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th><a href="wiki/Members_of_the_European_Parliament_for_the_United_Kingdom_2009%E2%80%932014" title="Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom 2009–2014">EU Parliament</a></th><td><a href="wiki/South_East_England_(European_Parliament_constituency)" title="South East England (European Parliament constituency)">South East England</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" align="center" style="text-align: center"><font size="2">List of places: </font><a href="wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_locations" title="List of United Kingdom locations"><font size="2">UK</font></a><font size="2"> • </font><a href="wiki/List_of_places_in_England" title="List of places in England"><font size="2">England</font></a><font size="2"> • </font><a href="wiki/List_of_places_in_Kent" title="List of places in Kent"><font size="2">Kent</font></a></td></tr></tbody><p><strong>Borden</strong> is a village situated immediately south west of Sittingbourne, Kent, from which it is separated by a small area of rural land. The history of the name is questioned. It may be derived from <em>bor</em> (hill) and then either from <em>denu</em> (valley) or <em>denn</em> (woodland pasture). It may also derive from "boar" "den", as it was known that the wild animals were found in the surrounding areas. Borden was first recorded in the twelfth century as <em>Bordena</em>. It may also stem from the settlement there of the de Bourdon (now Borden) family which came from <font color="#ba0000">Bourdannay</font>, in Normandy, France with William the Conqueror in 1066. A similar contention surrounds the origin of the surname, so perhaps there lies the connection.</p><p>The village centre is clustered around the church, which is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and is at least eight hundred years old. The Church of England primary school and the local inn (<font color="#ba0000">The Maypole</font>) are also in the centre. The primary school is considered one of the best in the county, after improving its reputation and teaching standards substantially over the last ten years.<sup style="white-space: nowrap">[<em><span>citation needed</span></em>]</sup></p><p>Within the parish are several hamlets, including Heart's Delight, Chestnut Street and Oad Street. Farming in the area is the main industry, although this has been in decline for many years due to the "scrubbing" of most of the cherry and other fruit orchards. Borden also has a bell foundry and small ironmongers.</p><p>Today Borden is growing with new houses and has greater ties with Sittingbourne. Many residents now commute to major towns or London to work.</p><tbody><tr><td><div id="toctitle"><h2>Contents</h2></div><ul><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="/#Demography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Demography</span></a> </li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="/#People"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">People</span></a> </li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="/#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a> </li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="/#References"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a> </li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="/#External_Link.28s.29"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">External Link(s)</span></a> </li></ul></td></tr></tbody><span class="editsection">[<a href="w/index.php?title=Borden,_Kent&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Demography">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">Demography</span><tbody><tr><th colspan="4"><strong>Borden compared</strong></th></tr><tr><td><strong>2001 UK Census</strong></td><td><strong>Borden ward</strong></td><td><strong>Swale borough</strong></td><td><strong>England</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Population</td><td>2,154</td><td>122,801</td><td>49,138,831</td></tr><tr><td>Foreign born</td><td>3.1%</td><td>3.7%</td><td>9.2%</td></tr><tr><td>White</td><td>99.1%</td><td>98.1%</td><td>90.9%</td></tr><tr><td>Asian</td><td>0.5%</td><td>0.8%</td><td>4.6%</td></tr><tr><td>Black</td><td>0%</td><td>0.3%</td><td>2.3%</td></tr><tr><td>Christian</td><td>79.9%</td><td>75.9%</td><td>71.7%</td></tr><tr><td>Muslim</td><td>0.4%</td><td>0.4%</td><td>3.1%</td></tr><tr><td>Hindu</td><td>0.3%</td><td>0.2%</td><td>1.1%</td></tr><tr><td>No religion</td><td>13.4%</td><td>15.4%</td><td>14.6%</td></tr><tr><td>Unemployed</td><td>2.5%</td><td>3.5%</td><td>3.3%</td></tr><tr><td>Retired</td><td>13.4%</td><td>13.6%</td><td>13.5%</td></tr></tbody><p>As of the 2001 UK census, the Borden electoral ward had a population of 2,154. The ethnicity was 99.1% white, 0.3% mixed race, 0.5% Asian, 0% black and 0.1% other. The place of birth of residents was 96.9% United Kingdom, 0.4% Republic of Ireland, 0.7% other Western European countries, and 2% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 79.9% Christian, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0% Sikh, 0% Jewish, and 0.4% Muslim. 13.4% were recorded as having no religion, 0.3% had an alternative religion and 5.5% did not state their religion.<sup><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></sup></p><p>The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 43.7% in full-time employment, 11.5% in part-time employment, 12.2% self-employed, 2.5% unemployed, 2.3% students with jobs, 2.6% students without jobs, 13.4% retired, 7% looking after home or family, 2.7% permanently sick or disabled and 2.1% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 17.1% retail, 16.3% manufacturing, 10.1% construction, 13.3% real estate, 7.7% health and social work, 6.8% education, 6.3% transport and communications, 5.1% public administration, 3.6% hotels and restaurants, 5.2% finance, 2.9% agriculture and 5.6% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in agriculture and construction. There were a relatively low proportion in health and social work, hotels and restaurants. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 16.7% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.<sup><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></sup></p><span class="editsection">[<a href="w/index.php?title=Borden,_Kent&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: People">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">People</span><ul><li>Robert Plot </li></ul><span class="editsection">[<a href="w/index.php?title=Borden,_Kent&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">See also</span><ul><li>Borden Grammar School </li></ul><span class="editsection">[<a href="w/index.php?title=Borden,_Kent&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">References</span><div style="list-style-type: decimal"><ol><li>^ <sup><em><strong>a</strong></em></sup> <sup><em><strong>b</strong></em></sup> <span>"Neighbourhood Statistics". Statistics.gov.uk<span>. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=3&b=5945253&c=Borden&d=14&g=459654&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1204058259093&enc=1&domainId=16</span><span>. Retrieved 2008-02-26</span>.</span><span><span style="display: none"> </span></span> </li></ol></div><span class="editsection">[<a href="w/index.php?title=Borden,_Kent&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: External Link(s)">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline">External Link(s)</span><ul><li>Borden Parish Heritage </li><li>Borden Parish Church </li></ul></div></div>