| Boyton | |
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 St. Andrew's, the parish church of Boyton | |
  Boyton Location within Suffolk | |
| Area | 6.19 km2 (2.39 sq mi) |
| Population | 147 (2011) [1] |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Woodbridge |
| Postcode district | IP12 |
| UK Parliament | |
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Boyton is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, about eight miles east of Woodbridge, and close to Orford Ness. Boyton is a small village in South East England and is part of the heritage coast. In the Domesday Book of 1086 Boyton was recorded under the name "Bohtuna".[2] The village has a number of facilities within the surrounding area, for instance Hollesley primary school, a village primary school for children aged 4–11 years.[3] Boyton village hall is becoming a focus for new village activities, and HM Prison Hollesley Bay is also located not far from the village centre. In the 1870s Boyton was described by John Marius Wilson as:
- "a parish in Woodbridge district, Suffolk; on the river Alde, near Hollesley bay, 4 miles WSW of Orford, and 7 SE of Melton r. station."[4]
According to statistics from the 2011 census, Boyton had a population of 147.[1] The village name 'Boyton' can be translated to "farmstead of the boys or servants".[5]
- ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Boyton Parish (1170218797)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Place name: Boyton, Suffolk Folio: 318v Little Domesday Book". The National Archives. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Welcome to Hollesley Primary School". Hollesley Primary School. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1870). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. Edinburgh: A. Fullerton & Co. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Mills, David (20 October 2011). A dictionary of British place names. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780199609086.