Bolton Hall is a country house near

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, England, in Wensleydale, some 3 miles (5 km) west of

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. It was built in the late 17th century and rebuilt after a fire in 1902. It is a grade II

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, as is an 18th-century folly tower in the grounds. It is built in three storeys of roughcast brick with ashlar dressing and a hipped slate roof. The layout is H-shaped with a central block of 5 bays and an overall frontage of 9 bays. In the 1960s the estate covered 12,000 acres, much of it moorland and woodland, and included

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History

The Bolton estate belonged to the Scrope family since medieval times, based on

. After the death in 1630 of

Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland Emanuel Scrope, 1st Earl of Sunderland, 11th Baron Scrope of Bolton (1 August 1584 – 30 May 1630) was an English nobleman. He was Lord President of the King's Council in the North. Family He was the only child of Thomas Scrope, 10th Baron Sc ...

and 11th Baron Scrope of Bolton, without any legitimate children, the estate was inherited by

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, the eldest of his three illegitimate daughters. She married Charles, Marquess of Winchester. Bolton Hall was originally built in 1678 for the Marquess, who in 1689 was elevated to be the first

Duke of Bolton Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they a ...

by a grateful King William III for his support in the

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. It passed down through five succeeding Dukes of Bolton to Harry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton, an admiral in the Royal Navy. The sixth Duke died without a male heir in 1794 and the dukedom became extinct, the Bolton estates devolving on his brother's natural daughter Jean Browne-Powlett. She married Thomas Orde, who in 1795 assumed the additional surname of Powlett and was a Tory politician. He served as

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and was ennobled in 1797 as

Baron Bolton Baron Bolton, of Bolton Castle in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1797 for the Tory politician Thomas Orde-Powlett, who had previously served as Chief Secretary for Ireland. Born Thomas Orde, he ...

. In 1902 the hall suffered a serious fire and was afterwards rebuilt. The estate then passed down to Harry Algar Nigel Orde-Powlett, 8th Baron Bolton, who inherited on his father's death. The 8th Baron resided at Bolton Hall, which was originally built in 1675. His residence in 2016 was Wensley Hall, Wensley, Leyburn. He died 10 June 2023. He has been succeeded by his son Thomas Orde-Powlett as the 9th Baron.

References

External links

{{Commons category, Bolton Hall, Wensley, Bolton Hall
Bolton Estate website
Grade II listed buildings in North Yorkshire Country houses in North Yorkshire Wensleydale

History

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