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.

Boltons

Major Settlement in the Parish of Boltons

Historical Forms

  • Boulton' 1200,1201 P
  • Boulton' in Allirdale 1335 MinAcct
  • Bolton 1212 StBA
  • Bolton in Alnerdale 1278 Ass
  • Boeltone 1212–17 RBE 1246 FF
  • Bothilton' c.1227 HolmC
  • Botheltun t.Hy3 CWv
  • Bothelton 1278 Ass
  • Bowelton 1266 MinAcct 1278 Ass
  • Bolton or Bothilton 1610 Denton
  • Boulton 1285 For
  • Boulton near Ireby 1676 PR(Brough)

Etymology

v. bōðltūn . in Allerdale to distinguish this from Bolton infra 394.