Buckton

Buckton is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Bempton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is near the North Sea coast, and about 4 miles north of Bridlington.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: village in East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Also known as: “Buckton, East Riding of Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bempton railway station and Bempton Cliffs.

Bempton railway station

Railway station

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Bempton railway station serves the village of Bempton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.

Bempton Cliffs

Nature reserve

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Bempton Cliffs is a section of precipitous coast at Bempton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds as a nature reserve and is known for its breeding seabirds, including northern gannet, Atlantic puffin, razorbill, common guillemot, black-legged kittiwake and fulmar.

Bempton War Memorial

Memorial

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Speeton and Sewerby.

Speeton

Village

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Speeton is a village in the civil parish of Reighton, in North Yorkshire, England. It lies near the edge of the coastal cliffs midway between Filey and Bridlington. Speeton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Buckton.

Sewerby

Village

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Sewerby is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England approximately 1 mile north-east of Bridlington on the North Sea coast. The village is on Bridlington Bay and is the only south-facing resort in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Sewerby is situated 2½ miles south of Buckton.