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Bolton, Cumbria
Village and civil parish in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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