Boynton – Historic Buildings and Routes

Boynton brings together a clear historical focus and several distinct layers of history. Boynton Hall, the Church of St Andrew and the largely preserved parkland represent architectural and landscape history. There is also a settlement thought to date from the early medieval period and routes associated with an old Roman road. If you are planning your stay around a particular interest, you can distinguish between building history, church memorials, and the historic network of paths and parkland.

Boynton Hall and the historic parkland

Boynton Hall is a Grade I listed country house dating from the late 16th century. Its development comprises four major building phases and began as a late medieval hall house. The house was also extensively remodelled in 1700, 1730 and 1767. These three dated remodels provide several clearly defined milestones in its 18th-century history, while its development began much earlier.

The parkland around Boynton Hall was laid out between 1725 and 1779 and is still largely preserved. This period overlaps with the remodelling of the house in 1730 and 1767, so the development of the parkland and country house can be considered side by side for part of the 18th century. Carnaby Temple Folly, a Grade II listed building, is located in this historic parkland.

Church of St Andrew

The Church of St Andrew is also a Grade I listed building. Its west tower dates from the 15th century; the rest of the building dates from 1768 to 1770 and is built of brick. Compared with Boynton Hall, whose development includes several building phases and later remodelling, St Andrew shows a contrast between a medieval tower and a later-dated main structure. The church contains memorials to members of the Strickland family. An unusual decorative detail is a turkey carved into a wooden reading desk.

Early traces and historic routes

Boynton’s archaeological history is reflected in a settlement site near Boynton Hall, which is thought to date from the early medieval period. Southwest of Boynton, the settlement and associated routeways are visible as cropmarks in aerial photographs. The routeways extend the view from the settlement site to the historic use of the surrounding area. This probable dating differs from the precisely dated building phases of the house and church: here, the focus is on archaeological traces in the landscape and a cautious estimate of their date.

The historic routes also offer their own points of reference. A network of paths leads from Boynton to Woldgate, an old Roman road. The Boynton-and-Rudston route, in turn, follows an old Roman road and reaches Boynton via a footbridge. On the network of paths, Woldgate is the main destination; on the Boynton-and-Rudston route, the Roman road section and the footbridge are the route’s distinctive features. If you plan to use these routes, check local conditions before setting out, as paths may change seasonally.

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