Wyton, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Wyton is a hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...

, England
England
England 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, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 and is part of the civil parish of Bilton
Bilton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Bilton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre on the B1238 and adjoining the village of Wyton...

. It is situated approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...

 city centre. Wyton leads from Bilton
Bilton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Bilton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre on the B1238 and adjoining the village of Wyton...

 through to Sproatley
Sproatley
Sproatley is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Hull city centre and north of Hedon at the junction of the B1238 and B1240 roads.The village church, dedicated to St...

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Wyton is a small farming village with few houses, it is used for farming because of its rich soil, and large, open space. Its history is small, but was a Quaker village in the 17th century. There are still signs of the Quakers, such as buried ploughing machines, buried clothes and the remains of the houses (more on the Sproatley track, leading from Sproatley
Sproatley
Sproatley is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Hull city centre and north of Hedon at the junction of the B1238 and B1240 roads.The village church, dedicated to St...

 to Coniston
Coniston, East Riding of Yorkshire
Coniston is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north east of Hull city centre and north east of the village of Ganstead...

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