Wyton is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

in the

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of Bilton, in the

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, It is situated approximately east of

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-east ...

city centre. Wyton leads from Bilton through to

Sproatley Sproatley is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-east of Hull city centre and north of Hedon at the junction of the B1238 and B1240 roads. The village church, dedicated to ...

. Wyton was formerly a

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in the parish of Swine, in 1866 Wyton became a separate civil parish, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Bilton. In 1931 the parish had a population of 111. Wyton is a small farming village with few houses, it is used for farming because of its rich soil, and large, open space. Its history is small, but was a

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village in the 17th century. There are still signs of the Quakers, such as buried ploughing machines, buried clothes and the remains of the houses (more on the Sproatley track, leading from

to Coniston). Wyton contains a

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listed Wesleyan Methodist Church, a milestone and a hall but there are no schools, public houses, post offices, hotels, public telephones or sports centres. Wyton is usually called a hamlet because it is even smaller than a village.

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* Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Former civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire Holderness {{EastRiding-geo-stub