Bolton Abbey (village) explained

Official Name:Bolton Abbey
Country:England
Static Image:Bolton Abbey 7.jpg
Static Image Caption:Bolton Priory
Civil Parish:Bolton Abbey
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:Skipton
Postcode Area:BD
Postcode District:BD23
Coordinates:53.9822°N -1.8914°W

Bolton Abbey is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England,[1] 35km (22miles) north-west of Leeds.[1] The village lies in Wharfedale, near the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and just north of the border with West Yorkshire.

The village takes its name from the monastery now generally known as Bolton Priory,[1] and is adjacent to the Bolton Abbey Estate, which includes the priory ruins and extends beyond the parish. The church of Bolton Priory is now the parish church of Bolton Abbey.

Bolton Abbey railway station lies 11NaN1 south west of the village, just outside the parish boundary.

The parish had a population of 111 in the 2011 census.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Bolton Abbey.