Bolton Abbey (village)
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Location within North Yorkshire | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Skipton |
Postcode district | BD23 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
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Bolton Abbey is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England,[1] 22 miles (35 km) north-west of Leeds.[1] The village lies in Wharfedale, near the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and just north of the border with West Yorkshire.
The village takes its name from the monastery now generally known as Bolton Priory,[1] and is adjacent to the Bolton Abbey Estate, which includes the priory ruins and extends beyond the parish. The church of Bolton Priory is now the parish church of Bolton Abbey.
Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Bolton Abbey railway station lies 0.6 miles (1 km) south west of the village, just outside the parish boundary.
The parish had a population of 111 in the 2011 census.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "History of Bolton Abbey, in Craven and West Riding". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Bolton Abbey Parish (1170216726)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
External links
[edit] Media related to Bolton Abbey (village) at Wikimedia Commons