Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BOLTON

BOLTON, a township in Bishop-Wilton parish, E. R. Yorkshire; 3 miles NW of Pocklington. Acres, 904. Real property, £1,349. Pop., 127. Houses, 24. Bolton Hall is the seat of the Prestons.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Bishop Wilton Parish       Bolton Parish       Yorkshire Ancient County
Place: Bolton

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