Bolton-on-Swale

Coordinates: 54°23′16″N 1°36′52″W / 54.3879°N 1.6145°W / 54.3879; -1.6145

Bolton-on-Swale is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100. Information regarding this population are contained in the parish of Ellerton-on-Swale.

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Boletone and belonged to Count Alan of Brittany as Tenant-in-Chief. The manor had been granted by Count Alan to Thor at the time of the Norman invasion, but afterwards it was granted to Enisant Musard. The manor was passed to Roald the Constable thereafter until it came into the possession of the Scrope family in Masham. They held the titles until around 1630. The descent is somewhat confused after this, but the title was seen to be in use in the 18th century by the Burton and Garthwaite families. In 1820 the title was in use by the Earl of Tyrconnell. The etymology of the name derives from the Old English bōðl-tūn, meaning an enclosure with buildings.