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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Bolam like this:
BOLAM, a chapelry in Gainford parish, Durham; 5 ½ miles S of Bishop-Auckland. It has a post office under Durham. Pop., 190. The chapelry was constituted in 1867. Living, a p. curacy. Value, £150.
Bolam is now part of COUNTY DURHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how COUNTY DURHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bolam itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bolam in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3376
Date accessed: 10th December 2025
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