Bolton-on-Swale
| Bolton on Swale | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 Bolton-on-Swale, showing the village pump. | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE251992 |
| Location: | 54°23’16"N, 1°36’52"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 70 (2015) |
| Post town: | Richmond |
| Postcode: | DL10 |
| Dialling code: | 01748 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Richmondshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Richmond (Yorks) |
Bolton-on-Swale is a village in the ancient Liberty of Richmondshire in the North Riding of Yorkshire. A 2015 estimate put the village population at 70.
History
The village appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Boletone and it is recorded that it belonged to Count Alan of Brittany as Tenant-in-Chief. The manor had been granted by Count Alan to Thor at the time of the Norman invasion, but afterwards it was granted to Enisant Musard.[1]
The manor was passed to Roald the Constable thereafter until it came into the possession of the Scrope family in Masham, who held the titles until around 1630.
The village's name derives from the Old English boðl tun, meaning an enclosure with buildings.[2][3]
Churches
The village church is dedicated to St Mary; it serves the village and a number of other small villages, hamlets and farmsteads in the surrounding countryside. The church is a Grade II* Listed Building, built on the site of previous Norman and Anglo-Saxon structures.[4]
The present building was erected during the early 14th century and was enlarged and restored by George Fowler Jones in 1859. Some sarcophagi were found during the restoration and may now be found on the interior wall by the door. In the vestry an unusual stone roof exists which seems to be a portion of the original Saxon structure. In the graveyard is the tomb of Henry Jenkins who, it is claimed, lived to be 169 years old. The dates on the tomb are 1500–1670.
About the village
Nearby is Bolton Old Hall, a 15th-century peel tower, altered and extended in the 16th and 17th centuries. The building is a Grade II* listed building.[5]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Bolton-on-Swale in the Domesday Book
- ↑ Watts (2011). Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-names. Cambridge University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0521168557.
- ↑ Mills, Anthony David: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 978-0-19-852758-9
- ↑ National Heritage List 1131521: Church of St Mary' (Grade II listing)
- ↑ National Heritage List 1131520: Bolton Old Hall (Grade II* listing)
