Towns & cities · North West England
Bolton-le-Sands
Bolton-le-Sands — village in Lancashire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Carnforth · 3.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bolton-le-Sands is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 4,098 people. Address: LA5. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Lancashire, England, UK". Coordinates: 54.1040°, -2.7910°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bolton-le-Sands is a large village and civil parish of the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. The parish had a population of 4,098 recorded in the 2001 census, increasing to 4,127 at the 2011 Census.
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Background
History
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 Holy Trinity church, originally dedicated to St Michael, which is grade II* listed. The oldest part of the current building is the tower, supposed to have been built around 1500. The nave and chancel date from the 19th century. The other churches are the grade II listed Roman Catholic St Mary of the Angels and the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.1040, -2.7910
- County
- Lancashire
- District
- Lancaster
- Parish
- Bolton-le-Sands
- Postcode
- LA5
- Parliamentary constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Population
- 4,098
- Nearest railway station
- Carnforth — 3.1 km
- Official site
- boltonlesandsparish.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2107958 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bolton-le-Sands (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bolton le Sands village - geograph.org.uk - 28377.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bolton-le-Sands?
- Bolton-le-Sands is in Lancashire, North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA5), in the parish of Bolton-le-Sands.
- Is Bolton-le-Sands a protected site?
- Yes — Bolton-le-Sands is part of the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- Is Bolton-le-Sands free to visit?
- Yes, Bolton-le-Sands is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bolton-le-Sands?
- The nearest railway station is Carnforth, about 3.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA5.