Bolton, Cumbria

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Bolton
All Saints Church Bolton - geograph.org.uk - 984145.jpg
All Saints Church
Bolton is located in Eden
Bolton
Bolton
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Population435 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY6323
Civil parish
  • Bolton
District
  • Eden
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAPPLEBY IN WESTMORLAND
Postcode districtCA16
Dialling code01768
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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Cumbria
54°36′14″N 2°33′40″W / 54.604°N 2.561°W / 54.604; -2.561Coordinates: 54°36′14″N 2°33′40″W / 54.604°N 2.561°W / 54.604; -2.561

Bolton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of 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]

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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[]

  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. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. ^ "New Crown Inn, Bolton". What Pub. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. 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. 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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