| Great Bolton | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Area | |
| • 1891 | 826 acres (3.34 km2)[1] |
| Population | |
| • 1801 | 12,549 |
| • 1891 | 47,067 |
| History | |
| • Created | Middle Ages |
| • Abolished | 1895 |
| Status | Township (Until 1866), Civil parish (1866–95) |
Great Bolton was a township of the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors in the Salford hundred of Lancashire, England[2] [3] and later a separate civil parish. Despite its name, Great Bolton had a smaller acreage than its northern neighbour Little Bolton from which it was separated by the River Croal.[4][5] In 1891 the parish had a population of 47,067.
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- ^ Farrer, William; Brownbill, J., eds. (1911). Great Bolton. British History Online. pp. 243–251. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Billington, W.D. (1982). From Affetside to Yarrow. Egerton: Ross Anderson Publications. pp. 6–8. ISBN 0-86360-003-4.
- ^ Bolton Township Map, genuki.org, retrieved 13 August 2010