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 upon Swale

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bolton on Swale

Historical Forms

Boletone 1086 DB

Bo(h)eltona 1184 RichReg 1280 Ass

Bolton c.1300 RichReg

Bolton oppon Swale 1403 YI

Etymology

v. boðltun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement