Bolton-le-Sands

Coordinates: 54°06′14″N 2°47′28″W / 54.104°N 2.791°W / 54.104; -2.791
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Bolton-le-Sands
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCARNFORTH
Postcode districtLA5
Dialling code01524
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Lancashire
54°06′14″N 2°47′28″W / 54.104°N 2.791°W / 54.104; -2.791

Bolton-le-Sands is a large village and

2001 census,[1] increasing to 4,127 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Referred to as Bodeltone in the

Domesday book, the village was known as Bolton until the arrival of the railways, when the name was changed to Bolton-le-Sands to differentiate from similarly named towns on the same line, such as Bolton
which was then a part of Lancashire and called Bolton-le-Moors.

The oldest church in the village, founded prior to 1094, is the Church of England

St Mary of the Angels[5][6] and the Christ Church United Reformed Church.[7]

The

A6 and the West Coast Main Line, although its railway station
closed in 1969.

The village includes three pubs: The Royal Hotel, situated on the A6, The Packet Boat (closed in 2015), and the Blue Anchor are both within the centre of the village, along the main street.

Until 1969, Bolton-le-Sands railway station was on the West Coast Main Line.

The village has one school, Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School, with 320 pupils from the ages of 4 to 11 in a modern school building. It has received a 2022 Ofsted report with GOOD in all areas. The school is a successor to the old Boys' Free Grammar School, which dates from 1657, with the 19th century school building still used for community education. The school building was also home to the Bolton-le-Sands library until 1973, when the library was moved into a newly built site in the village centre.[8] The library was controversially closed in Autumn 2016 following a renovation in 2015 costing a reported £283,000.[9]

The village has a very active scout group that meets in the scout hut on the village playing fields. It has three sections; Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.[10]

Governance

An

2011 census of 4,255.[11]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Parish headcount" (PDF). Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  2. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Michael Holy Trinity (1071944)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ "The Parish of Holy Trinity Bolton-le-Sands". Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Church of St mary (1163533)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ^ "St Mary of the Angels". www.ololcarnforth.org.uk. Catholics in Carnforth, Bolton-le-Sands, & Yealand. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Christ Church Bolton- Le-Sands". United Reformed Church. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. ^ "History of Bolton-le-Sands". Lancashire County Council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
  9. ^ http://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/ridiculous-to-axe-library-after-refurb-1-7881510 [dead link]
  10. ^ "2nd Bolton-le-sands Scout Group". 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009.
  11. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 7 June 2015.

External links

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