Boynton, East Riding of Yorkshire

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2014}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.097201|-0.264282|display=inline,title}}

| label_position = left

| official_name = Boynton

| static_image_name = St Andrews Church Boynton.jpg

| static_image_caption = St Andrew's Church, Boynton

| population = 161

| population_ref = (2001 census)

| civil_parish = Boynton

| unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| constituency_westminster = Bridlington and The Wolds

| post_town = BRIDLINGTON

| postcode_district = YO16

| postcode_area = YO

| dial_code = 01262

| os_grid_reference = TA136682

| london_distance_mi = 180

| london_direction = S

}}

Boynton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is approximately {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} west of the town of Bridlington and lies on the B1253 road.

File:Boynton(StephenHorncastle)Apr2006.jpg

According to the 2001 UK census, the parish had a population of 161.{{cite web

|url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790926&c=Boynton&d=16&e=15&g=390467&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210807140304&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779

|title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Boynton CP (Parish)

|accessdate = 14 May 2008

|work = Neighbourhood Statistics

|publisher = Office for National Statistics

|archive-date = 25 May 2011

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110525230257/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790926&c=Boynton&d=16&e=15&g=390467&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1210807140304&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779

|url-status = dead

}} However the 2011 census grouped the parish with Grindale (2001 pop. 98), giving a total of 229.{{NOMIS2011

| id = 1170211148

| title = Boynton Parish

| accessdate = 15 February 2018}}

The parish church of St Andrew is a Grade I listed building.{{NHLE

|num = 1083392

|desc = Church of St Andrew

|accessdate = 16 April 2012

}} It includes a 15th-century tower,{{Cite web|url=https://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=4580|title=Boynton, St Andrew's Church - History, Travel, and accommodation information|website=Britain Express|access-date=2019-09-12}} as well as memorials to the

Strickland, later Cholmley, later Strickland-Constable Baronets, of Boynton (1641), whose seat was Boynton Hall, which is also Grade I listed.{{NHLE

|num = 1083385

|desc = Boynton Hall

|accessdate = 16 April 2012

}}

From the mediaeval era until the 19th century Boynton was part of Dickering Wapentake.{{cite web |title=Dickering-Wap through time |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10066244 |website=A Vision of Britain Through Time |publisher=University of Portsmouth |accessdate=24 November 2019}} Between 1894 and 1974 Boynton was a part of the Bridlington Rural District, in the East Riding of Yorkshire.{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10173528 |title=Bridlington RD |work=A Vision of Britain Through Time |publisher=University of Portsmouth |accessdate=11 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210034649/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10173528 |archivedate=10 February 2012 }} Between 1974 and 1996 it was part of the Borough of North Wolds (later Borough of East Yorkshire), in the county of Humberside.

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