Bolton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, about 4 mi north west of Appleby-in-Westmorland, and on the River Eden. According to the census of 2001, it had a population of 416, increasing to 435 at the census of 2011. The parish touches Brougham, Colby, Cliburn, Crackenthorpe, King's Meaburn, Kirkby Thore, Morland and Temple Sowerby.

Features

There are 14 listed buildings in Bolton. Bolton has a pub called the New Crown Inn (formerly the Eden Vale Inn), two schools, a primary school called Bolton Primary School, a church called All Saints Church, and a priory school called Eden Grove School, which is now closed. Crossrigg Hall is a Grade II* listed country house, designed by Anthony Salvin in 1864. Bewley Castle was a medieval residence of the bishops of Carlisle. There is a story told, that a castle servant named Marget Dawe once murdered a highwayman named Belted Will Scott, after he gained entrance to the castle dressed as a woman.

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History

The name "Bolton" means 'Collection of buildings'. Bolton was a chapelry in Morland parish until 1866, when it became a separate civil parish.