Boynton is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the

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, England. It is approximately west of the town of

Bridlington Bridlington (previously known as Burlington) is a seaside town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is on the Holderness part (Flamborough Head to the Humber estuary) of the Yorkshire Coast by the North Sea. The town is ...

and lies on the B1253 road. According to the

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, the parish had a population of 161. However the 2011 census grouped the parish with

Grindale Grindale is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-west of Bridlington town centre. The village has an airstrip, which is used predominantly for skydiving. It is currently opera ...

(2001 pop. 98), giving a total of 229. The parish church of

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is a

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. It includes a 15th-century tower, as well as memorials to the Strickland, later Cholmley, later Strickland-Constable Baronets, of Boynton (1641), whose seat was

Boynton Hall Boynton Hall is a country house in the village of Boynton near Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. Originally constructed in the late 16th century, the house has been remodelled several times. It i ...

, which is also Grade I listed. From the mediaeval era until the 19th century Boynton was part of

Dickering Wapentake Dickering was a wapentake (which is an administrative division) of the historic East Riding of Yorkshire in England, consisting of the north-east part of that county, including the towns of Bridlington and Filey; its territory is now partly in t ...

. Between 1894 and 1974 Boynton was a part of the

Bridlington Rural District Bridlington was a rural district in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England from 1894 to 1974. It covered a coastal area, and surrounded the municipal borough of Bridlington on its land borders. The district covered Flamborough and Flamborough ...

, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Between 1974 and 1996 it was part of the Borough of North Wolds (later Borough of East Yorkshire), in the county of

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St Andrew's Church

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is remarkable for its profusion of turkeys - in the lectern, the windows, and the roof bosses. This is a tribute to William Strickland (d. 1598) who is said to have brought turkeys to Britain.

References

External links

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Boynton Village community website
Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire Civil parishes in the East Riding of Yorkshire {{EastRiding-geo-stub