Boyton, Cornwall
Coordinates: 50°42′11″N 4°22′52″W / 50.703°N 4.381°W
| Boyton | |
| Cornish: Trevoya | |
 Boyton
Boyton shown within Cornwall |
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| Population | 378 (Civil Parish, 2001) |
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| OS grid reference | SX319919 |
| Civil parish | Boyton |
| Unitary authority | Cornwall |
| Ceremonial county | Cornwall |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LAUNCESTON |
| Postcode district | PL15 |
| Dialling code | 01566 |
| Police | Devon and Cornwall |
| Fire | Cornwall |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| EU Parliament | South West England |
| UK Parliament | North Cornwall |
| List of places: UK • England • Cornwall | |
Boyton (Cornish: Trevoya) is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated close to the River Tamar and the border with Devon about six miles (10 km) north of Launceston[1]. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 378[2].
Boyton is a rural parish which takes its name from Boia's Farm and is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Boitone[2][3]. It is bounded to the east by the Devon border, to the north by North Tamerton parishes, to the west by North Petherwin parish, and to the south by Werrington parish[4]. Boyton is in the Launceston Registration District[2].
At Boyton Mill the miller's house is built of stone and the machinery is still in working order.[5]
[edit] 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[2]. 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 font is plain and early Norman and an irregular oval in shape.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 Bude & Clovelly ISBN 9780319231456
- ^ a b c d "GENUKI website: Boyton". GENUKI. 2008-07-10. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Cornwall/Boyton/. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ "Boyton parish website". Boyton parish. http://www.boytoncornwall.co.uk/. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ "Cornwall Council mapping". Cornwall Council. http://mapping.cornwall.gov.uk/website/ccmap/. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ The Times; 8 August 1966 (cited by Pevsner)
- ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed. revised by Enid Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 45
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