English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Bolton by Bowland

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bolton by Bowland

Historical Forms

  • Bodeltone 1086 DB
  • Bothelton, Bothilton Ric1 Puds 1231 FF c.1250 Puds
  • Boulton 1189 Ch 1271 Puds l.12–1260 Cur 1221 FF 1246 Ch 1270 PRBlt 1642
  • Bowlton 1415 Puds
  • Boelton l.12 Puds 1230–40 Cockers
  • Bouelton Hy3,c.1260 Puds
  • Bouhilton 1274 ib
  • Bolton c.1200,1303 Puds 1319 Sawl45d 1616 PrHosp
  • -in Bouhelant 12 Sawl28
  • -Boughland 1302 Puds
  • -in Boland, -nere Boland l.12 Puds 1515 Testv
  • -in Bouland 1234 FF 1254 Percy 1280 Ass 1319 Sawl45d
  • -in Boueland c.1260 Puds
  • -in Craven by Sallay 1352 Ch
  • -juxta Psallay 1361 Ass1
  • -in Bowland, -nygh Bowland, -by Bowland 1415,1563 Puds 1835 PRWd
  • -ny(ghe) Bolland(e), -near Bolland(e), -juxta Bolland(e), -by Bolland(e) 1521 WillY 1547 FF 1575 TudPD 1589,1614 FF

Etymology

'A village or farmstead and its buildings', v. bōðltūn , a common Yorkshire name. For the affix v. Bowland 112supra .