Bolton, Cumbria

Bolton
Bolton
	All Saints Church
	Bolton Location in Eden, Cumbria Bolton Location within Cumbria
Population	435 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY6323
Civil parish	Bolton;
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness;
Ceremonial county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	APPLEBY IN WESTMORLAND
Postcode district	CA16
Dialling code	01768
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and the Border;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°36′14″N 2°33′40″W / 54.604°N 2.561°W

Bolton is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, about 4 miles (6 km) north west of Appleby-in-Westmorland, and on the River Eden. According to the census of 2001, it had a population of 416,^[1] increasing to 435 at the census of 2011.^[2] The parish touches Brougham, Colby, Cliburn, Crackenthorpe, King's Meaburn, Kirkby Thore, Morland and Temple Sowerby.^[3]

Features

There are 14 listed buildings in Bolton.^[4] Bolton has a pub called the New Crown Inn (formerly the Eden Vale Inn),^[5] two schools, a primary school called Bolton Primary School, a church called All Saints Church,^[6] and a priory school called Eden Grove School, which is now closed.^[7]

Crossrigg Hall is a Grade II* listed country house, designed by Anthony Salvin in 1864.^[8] Bewley Castle was a medieval residence of the bishops of Carlisle.^[9] There is a story told, that a castle servant named Marget Dawe once murdered a highwayman named Belted Will Scott, after he gained entrance to the castle dressed as a woman.^[10]

Location grid

History

The name "Bolton" means 'Collection of buildings'.^[11] Bolton was a chapelry in Morland parish until 1866, when it became a separate civil parish.^[12]

References

^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Bolton Parish (16UF008)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bolton Parish (E04002517)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ "Bolton". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Listed Buildings in Bolton, Eden, Cumbria". British Listed Buildings. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "New Crown Inn, Bolton". What Pub. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "All Saints Church, Bolton, Cumbria". Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
^ Dakers, Marion (11 October 2014). "Priory swings to the red despite rising revenues". The v. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1357502)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
^ "Bewley Castle". Pastscape. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
^ Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 363. ISBN 9780340165973.
^ "Bolton". GENUKI. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Relationships and Changes Bolton CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Bolton (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

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[1] UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Bolton Parish (16UF008)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[2] UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bolton Parish (E04002517)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[3] "Bolton". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[4] "Listed Buildings in Bolton, Eden, Cumbria". British Listed Buildings. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[5] "New Crown Inn, Bolton". What Pub. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[6] "All Saints Church, Bolton, Cumbria". Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.

[7] Dakers, Marion (11 October 2014). "Priory swings to the red despite rising revenues". The v. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[8] Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1357502)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

[9] "Bewley Castle". Pastscape. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2011.

[10] Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 363. ISBN 9780340165973.

[11] "Bolton". GENUKI. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

[12] "Relationships and Changes Bolton CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

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