Place:Bolton (near Pocklington), East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameBolton (near Pocklington)
Alt namesBolton
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates53.961°N 0.825°W
Located inEast Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)
Also located inYorkshire, England    
See alsoHarthill Wapentake, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandwapentake in which the parish was located
Bishop Wilton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandancient parish of which it was a township
Pocklington Rural, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandrural district of which it was a part 1894-1935
Fangfoss with Bolton, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandcivil parish into which it was absorbed in 1935
source: Family History Library Catalog
NOTE: This page is devoted to a village named Bolton in the East Riding of Yorkshire. There are many other villages and small towns in Yorkshire named Bolton--each suffixed with a location. One should take care to choose the right one.


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Bolton (near Pocklington) is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 11 miles (18 km) to the east of the City of York and 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of the town of Pocklington. Together with the former parish of Fangfoss it now forms the civil parish of Fangfoss with Bolton.

Historically, Bolton was in the ecclesiastical parish of Bishop Wilton in the wapentake of Harthill. From 1894 until 1974, Bolton was an independent civil parish in Pocklington Rural District from 1894 until 1935. Since 1935 it has been part of Fangfoss with Bolton.

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Research Tips

  • Bolton has an active local history society, the ([www.bolton-fangfoss.org.uk/‎ Bolton and Fangfoss Local History Society]).
  • GENUKI on Bolton. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
  • The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Bishop Wilton provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
  • A Vision of Britain through Time on Bolton.
  • A Vision of Britain through Time provides links to three maps of the East Riding, produced by the United Kingdom Ordnance Survey, illustrating the boundaries between the civil parishes and the rural districts at various dates. These maps all expand to a scale that will illustrate small villages and large farms or estates.
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