Boyton () is a

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and village in

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, England, United Kingdom. It is situated close to the

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and the border with

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about six miles (10 km) north of Launceston. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 378.This increased to 457 at the 2011 census. Boyton is a rural parish which takes its name from ''Boia's Farm'' and is mentioned in the

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as ''Boitone''. It is bounded to the east by the Devon border, to the north by

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parishes, to the west by

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parish, and to the south by Werrington parish. Boyton is in the Launceston Registration District. The manor of Boyton was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) when it was one of several manors held by Hamelin from

Robert, Count of Mortain Robert, Count of Mortain, first Earl of Cornwall of 2nd creation (–) was a Norman nobleman and the half-brother (on their mother's side) of King William the Conqueror. He was one of the very few proven companions of William the Conqueror at t ...

. There was half a hide of land and land for 4 ploughs. There were 2 ploughs, 3 serfs, 2 villeins, 3 smallholders, 5 acres of woodland, 60 acres of pasture, 6 cattle and 30 sheep. The value of the manor was 15 shillings though it had formerly been worth £1 sterling. At Boyton Mill the miller's house is built of stone and wooden beams. The mill building itself has many original features, the waterwheel and machinery still turn and can be seen working. Some parts of the mill building dates back to the 13th century, and the main house dates back over 500 years. The hamlets of Bennacott,

Curry Lane Curry Lane is a hamlet in the parish of Boyton Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The count ...

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and

West Curry West Curry is a farm north of Bennacott in north Cornwall, England, UK. It appears in the Domesday Book (1086) as ''Chori'', where in 1086 Iovin the Craftsman held it from Robert, Count of Mortain Robert, Count of Mortain, first Earl of Corn ...

are in the parish.

Parish church

Boyton parish church stands on the site of an earlier Norman church and was dedicated to the Holy Name in the 14th century. It consists of a chancel, nave, south aisle and tower only. The tower is of the 14th century and the south aisle of the 15th century. Part of the tower was rebuilt in 1692–94. The base of the rood screen remains as do the old wagon roofs, that in the aisle being a good example of its kind. The

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is plain and early Norman and an irregular oval in shape.Pevsner, N. (1970) ''Cornwall''; 2nd ed., revised by Enid Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 45

Notable people

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.1947 MP for

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(Derbyshire) 1977-1982 and

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1982-1997. Lives at Boyton.

References

External links

Boyton parish website
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