Bolton upon Dearne
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bolton upon Dearne
Historical Forms
- Bodeltone, Bodetone 1086 DB
- Bowoltona e.12 Nost7
- Boelton 1164–81 BM 13 Brett 1236 Fees
- Bouelton' 1249 RegAlbii,7
- Bohilton Ed1 BM
- Bouton' 1190 P
- Boolton 1215 ChR
- Boulton 13 Brett 1248 Ebor 1249 RegAlbiii,92b 1269 Ch 1276 RH 1280–90 Bodl41 1597 SessnR
- Boulton in Dirnesherth 13 Brett 1317 Pat 1390 Brett
- Boulton super Dyrn(e), Boulton on Dyrn(e), Boulton on Dirn 1280,1300 Ebor 1309 BM 1355 YDx
- Boulton juxta Wathe 1302 Ebor
- Bowlton 1572 FF
- Bolton 1285 KI 1301 YI 1379 PT
- Bolton (up)on Dyrne 1300 Ebor 1344 FF 1400 Pat
- Bolton super Dern(e), Bolton (upp)on Dern(e) 1467 Pat 1495 FF 1605 FF
- Bolton super Deyrne 1492 Testiv
- Bolton super Dearne 1675 Comm52
Etymology
'An enclosure with its buildings', v. bōðl-tūn. The name occurs several times in YW. On the AN influence in the development of the name cf. High Melton 76supra . For the affixes v. R. Dearne (RNs.) and Wath upon Dearne 118infra . Dirnesherth would appear to be the name of a small district; it is a compound of the r.n. Dearne and OE erð 'ploughed land' or eorðe 'earth, soil'. There is a little doubt about the identification of twelfth-century Nost forms, since both Bolton on Dearne and Bolton Percy pt. iv infra were in the Percy fee. Picot de Percy (who is a party in the above documents) seems to have held the land here (cf. Skaife, DB 129 n).