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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bolton like this:
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.
Bolton is now part of EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bolton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bolton, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11613
Date accessed: 09th November 2025
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