Bolton-by-Bowland

Bolton-by-Bowland
Bolton-by-Bowland
 Bolton-by-Bowland shown within Lancashire
Population 499 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSD785495
Civil parishBolton-by-Bowland
DistrictRibble Valley
Shire countyLancashire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town CLITHEROE
Postcode district BB7
Dialling code 01200
Police Lancashire
Fire Lancashire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentRibble Valley
Websitewww.bolton-by-bowland.com
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire

Coordinates: 53°56′28″N 2°19′44″W / 53.941°N 2.329°W / 53.941; -2.329

Bolton-by-Bowland is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. Before 1974, the village was part of Bowland Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

In medieval times, it was known as Bolton-in-Bowland, reflecting the shifting boundaries of the ancient Forest of Bowland on whose south-east flank the village sits. The manor of Bolton-by-Bowland, however, was not included within the Lordship of Bowland, being a part of the Percy family fee from earliest times.[1]

The village is on the Tosside Beck, near its confluence with the River Ribble. The Beck has for many centuries marked the boundary between Bowland and Craven.

The village has a car park, toilet facilities and a tourist information centre, is the starting point for many of the area's walks. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 498,[2][3] rising marginally to 499 at the 2011 Census.[4]

Along with Bowland Forest Low, Slaidburn, Newton-in-Bowland, and Easington, the parish forms the Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn ward of Ribble Valley Borough Council. [5][6]

Pubs

The village also has two pubs, the first, the Coach and Horses is situated in the middle of the village and is the centre of village life. The second, The Copy Nook, is a bar and restaurant and is situated a short distance from the centre of the village.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Forest of Bowland official website
  2. ↑ Lancashire Parish Council headcounts. URL accessed 5 May 2008.
  3. ↑ National Statistics - Bolton-by-Bowland CP (Parish). URL accessed 5 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn". MARIO. Lancashire County Council. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn". Ordnance Survey Linked Data Platform. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

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