Bolton, Cumbria

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, increasing to 435 at the census of 2011.[1] The parish touches Brougham, Colby, Cliburn, Crackenthorpe, King's Meaburn, Kirkby Thore, Morland and Temple Sowerby.[2]

Bolton
All Saints Church
Bolton Location in Eden, Cumbria Bolton Location within Cumbria
Population	435 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY6323
Civil parish	Bolton
District	Eden
Shire 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

Features

There are 14 listed buildings in Bolton.[3] Bolton has a pub called the New Crown Inn (formerly the Eden Vale Inn),[4] two schools, a primary school called Bolton Primary School, a church called All Saints Church,[5] and a priory school called Eden Grove School, which is now closed.[6]

Crossrigg Hall is a Grade II* listed country house, designed by Anthony Salvin in 1864.[7] Bewley Castle was a medieval residence of the bishops of Carlisle.[8] 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.[9]

Location grid

History

The name "Bolton" means 'Collection of buildings'.[10] Bolton was a chapelry in Morland parish until 1866, when it became a separate civil parish.[11]

References

1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 June 2015.
2. "Bolton". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
3. "Listed Buildings in Bolton, Eden, Cumbria". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
4. "New Crown Inn, Bolton". What Pub. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. Dakers, Marion (11 October 2014). "Priory swings to the red despite rising revenues". The v. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
7. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1357502)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
8. "Bewley Castle". Pastscape. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
9. Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 363. ISBN 9780340165973.
10. "Bolton". GENUKI. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
11. "Relationships and Changes Bolton CP/Ch through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

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