Bolton-by-Bowland is a village and

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 below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

in the

Ribble Valley Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. The total population of the non-metropolitan district at the 2011 Census was 57,132. Its council is based in Clitheroe. ...

district of

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, England. Before 1974, the village was part of Bowland Rural District in the

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. According to the census of 2001, the parish had a population of just 498, rising marginally to 499 at the census of 2011.

History

In medieval times, it was known as Bolton-''in''-Bowland, reflecting the shifting boundaries of the ancient

Forest of Bowland The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells and formerly the Chase of Bowland, is an area of gritstone fells, deep valleys and peat moorland, mostly in north-east Lancashire, England, with a small part in North Yorkshire (however ro ...

on whose south east flank the village sits. The manor of Bolton-by-Bowland, however, was not included within the

Lordship of Bowland The Lordship of Bowland is a feudal barony associated with the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, England. The lordship fell into disuse between 1885 and 2008, during which time it was widely believed to have lapsed; it was revived in 2008. In 1 ...

, being a part of the

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fee from earliest times. It is thought that there has been a church on the site of St Peter and St Paul's Church since around 1190. The village is on Skirden Beck, near its confluence with the River Ribble. The village has a car park, toilet facilities and a

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, is the starting point for many of the area's walks.

Governance

Bolton-by-Bowland was an ancient parish, part of the Western Division of

Staincliffe Wapentake Staincliffe, also known as Staincliff, was a wapentake of the West Riding of Yorkshire The West Riding of Yorkshire is one of three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county County of York, ...

. It became a

, probably in the middle of the 19th century, becoming part of Bowland Rural District when it was formed in 1894. In 1938 an area toward the northern end of the parish, that had formed a detached part of Tosside, was transferred to Bolton-by-Bowland. In 1974 the civil parish was transferred from the West Riding of Yorkshire to the

district of Lancashire. Bolton-by-Bowland shares a parish council with two other parishes, Sawley and

Gisburn Forest Gisburn Forest is a civil parish in the Ribble Valley, in Lancashire, England. Mainly lying within the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the parish includes the larger part of the village of Tosside and the hamlet of Grunsa ...

. Along with Bowland Forest Low,

Slaidburn Slaidburn () is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. The parish covers just over 5,000 acres of the Forest of Bowland. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Slaidburn lies near the head of ...

Newton-in-Bowland Newton or Newton-in-Bowland is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district, in the county of Lancashire, England, formerly known as ''Newton-on-Hodder''. The civil parish had a population of 237 in 2001, according to the United Kin ...

, and Easington, the parish forms the Bowland, Newton and Slaidburn

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Borough Council.

Pubs

The village also has two

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s, 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.

References

External links

* http://www.bolton-by-bowland.com
Bolton by Bowland Conservation Area Appraisal

New Ing Meadow SSSI
{{authority control Villages in Lancashire Civil parishes in Lancashire Geography of Ribble Valley History of Yorkshire Forest of Bowland

History

Governance

Pubs

See also

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