Bolton Low Houses

Bolton Low Houses is a small village in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Cumberland, it is located 3.1 miles (5.0 km) by road to the southwest of South End.[1] There is a coal mining area to the east between Oughterside,[2][3] Allhallows Colliery and Bolton No.2 Pit.[4] In 1831, Samuel Lewis noted that there was a meeting house for dissenters in Bolton Low Houses.[5] It contains a Methodist Chapel and a pub, the Oddfellows Arms.[6]

Bolton Low Houses

Oddfellows Arms, Bolton Low Houses
Bolton Low Houses
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY236443
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGTON
Postcode districtCA7
Dialling code01697
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

See also

References

  1. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  2. Great Britain. Royal Commission on Coal Supplies (1904). Reports. H. M. Stationery Office. p. 99. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (1896). Transactions. p. 110. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  4. North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (1884). Transactions - North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. p. 132. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  5. Lewis, Samuel (1831). A topographical Dictionary of England. Lewis. p. 182. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  6. Parson, William; White, William (1976). A history, directory, and gazetteer of Cumberland and Westmorland: with that part of the Lake District in Lancashire, forming the Lordships of Furness and Cartmel. Michael Moon. Retrieved 9 July 2012.



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