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Boynton is a village and
civil parishIn England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and in some places the lowest tier of local government, below districts and counties. A civil parish can alternatively be known as a town, village, neighbourhood or community by resolution of its parish council; and in a limited number of...
in the
East Riding of YorkshireThe East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and it is a ceremonial county of England. It is named after the historic East Riding of Yorkshire , which also constituted a ceremonial and administrative county until 1974...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated approximately west of the town of
BridlingtonBridlington is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a population of over 33,000 . The town is a sister town with Millau, France, and Bad Salzuflen, Germany.-Geography:...
and lies on the B1253 road.
According to the
2001 UK censusA nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census....
, Boynton parish had a population of 161.
The parish church of St Andrew's is a Grade I listed building. It includes memorials to the
Strickland, later Cholmley, later Strickland-Constable Baronets, of Boynton (1641)The Strickland, later Cholmley, later Strickland-Constable Baronetcy, of Boynton in the County of York, is a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 30 July 1641 for the politician William Strickland. He was summoned to Oliver Cromwell's House of Lords as Lord Strickland. The second...
, whose seat was at Boynton Hall.