Boltons is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is an area of North West England which was historically a county. The county was bordered by Northumberland to the north-east, County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Scottish ...

district, in the ceremonial county of

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...

, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 585, increasing to 629 at the 2011 Census. Settlements in the parish include

Bolton Low Houses Bolton Low Houses is a small village in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Cumberland, it is located by road to the southwest of South End. There is a coal mining area to the east between Oughterside, Allhallows Colliery and Bolton No. ...

Bolton New Houses Bolton New Houses is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. Historically a part of Cumberland, it is located by the road to the southwest of South End. See also *List of places in Cumbria *Bolton Low Houses Bolton Low Houses is a small village ...

Mealsgate Mealsgate is a village in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland. Location Mealsgate is situated on the old Roman Road between Carlisle and the Roman fort of Derventio at Papcastle . This road is now known as the A595. Mealsgate is ...

Boltongate Boltongate is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated about north-east of Cockermouth. It is located just outside the Lake District National Park. All Saints' Church has a stone tunnel-vaulted roof said to be the only one of its kind ...

and Sandale.

Governance

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...

in the same name exists. This ward stretches south to

Underskiddaw Underskiddaw is a civil parish in the Cumberland in the English county of Cumbria. The parish lies immediately to the north of the town of Keswick, and includes the southern and eastern flanks of Skiddaw as well as part of the valley of the ri ...

with a total population of 1,832 as at the 2011 Census.

External links

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

References

Civil parishes in Cumbria Cumberland (unitary authority) {{Cumbria-geo-stub