Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BOYNTON

BOYNTON, a parish in Bridlington district, E. R. Yorkshire; on the Bridlington river, near the Bridlington railway, 3 miles WNW of Bridlington. It has a post office under Hull. Acres, 2,690. Real property, £3,325. Pop., 128. Houses, 21. The property all belongs to Sir G. Strickland, Bart. Boynton Hall is the baronet's seat; and a pavilion above it commands most beautiful views. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £141. Patron, Sir G. Strickland, Bart. The church is modern, but has an old tower.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Boynton CP/AP       Bridlington RegD/PLU       Yorkshire AncC
Place: Boynton

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