Bolton, East Riding of Yorkshire

{{Short description|Village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2014}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.961015|-0.824831|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Bolton

| static_image = Bolton, East Riding of Yorkshire.jpg

| static_image_caption = Main street, Bolton

| population =

| civil_parish = Fangfoss

| unitary_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| lieutenancy_england = East Riding of Yorkshire

| constituency_westminster = Bridlington and The Wolds

| post_town = YORK

| postcode_district = YO41

| postcode_area = YO

| dial_code = 01759

| os_grid_reference = SE772522

| london_distance_mi = 170

| london_direction = S

}}

Bolton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Fangfoss, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately {{Convert|10|mi|km|0}} to the east of the city of York and {{Convert|3|mi|km|0}} north-west of the town of Pocklington. In 1931 the parish had a population of 130.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10399567/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Bolton Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=4 February 2021}} Bolton was formerly a township in the parish of Bishop Wilton,{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11613|title=History of Bolton, in East Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=6 August 2023}} from 1866 Bolton was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Fangfoss, part also went to form Bishop Wilton.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10399567|title=Relationships and changes Bolton Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=6 August 2023}}

Bolton has an active local history society.

{{cite web

|url = http://www.bolton-fangfoss.org.uk/content/Feature.aspx

|title = Bolton Local History

|accessdate = 18 July 2008

|year = 2007

|publisher = Bolton and Fangfoss Local History Society

|url-status = dead

|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090107015719/http://www.bolton-fangfoss.org.uk/content/Feature.aspx

|archivedate = 7 January 2009

|df = dmy-all

}}

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