Castle Bolton Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.3227°N -1.9476°W
Official Name:Castle Bolton
Static Image:Castle Bolton (North Riding of Yorkshire) from Bolton Castle.jpg
Static Image Caption:Castle Bolton village green, from Bolton Castle
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Richmond
Post Town:Leyburn
Postcode District:DL8
Postcode Area:DL
Os Grid Reference:SE035919

Castle Bolton is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is in Wensleydale, one of the Yorkshire Dales. The village takes its name from Bolton Castle, which overlooks the west end of the village green.[1] The population of the civil parish was less than 100 at the 2011 census, so details are maintained in the parish of Redmire. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 60.[2]

The village is historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire.[3]

The village was largely constructed after the nearby castle and the houses were used by the retinue of Mary, Queen of Scots when she was imprisoned in the castle. The Dales artist Fred Lawson came for a holiday in 1910, set up his artist's studio in the middle of the village and loved it so much he never left.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lower Wensleydale About the Area > Towns & Villages > Castle Bolton. www.lower-wensleydale.com. 11 January 2016.
  2. Web site: 2015 Population Estimates Parishes . northyorks.gov.uk . 11 September 2019 . PDF . December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20220604015709/https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/sites/default/files/fileroot/About%20the%20council/North%20Yorkshire%20statistics/Parish_mid-year_population_estimates_2015.pdf. 4 June 2022. dead.
  3. Web site: History of Castle Bolton, in Richmondshire and North Riding. www.visionofbritain.org.uk. 11 January 2016.
  4. Web site: Castle Bolton conservation area character appraisal. www.yorkshiredales.org.uk. 11 January 2016. 2. 30 November 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060211/http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/living-and-working/historic-buildings/conservation-areas/castle_bolton_conservation_area_character_appraisal_03-11-99_with_map-2.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead.