Historic churches · Central Scotland
Bolton Parish Church
Bolton Parish Church — church in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Longniddry · 8.7 km
- Free entry
About
Bolton Parish Church is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: category B listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "church in East Lothian, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.9211°, -2.7900°.
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Heritage listing
Bolton Parish Church is a church in Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of the Church of Scotland and (along with Yester Church Saltoun Parish Church) serves the parish of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bolton Parish Church is a church in Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland. It is part of the Church of Scotland and (along with Yester Church Saltoun Parish Church) serves the parish of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun.
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Background
History
The earliest church at Bolton was erected in around 1240. It was placed under the superiority of the Canons of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, and remained so for the next three hundred years. By 1804 the church had fallen into disrepair and the heritors agreed that something must be done. In January 1805 the heritors met and decided that a new church should be built instead of repairing the old one, and that the new church should be capable of containing 250 people. By the end of 1809 the new church was built. In 1930 the pulpit was moved to its present position at the side of the East window, the choir was removed and other changes were made. In 1957 a central aisle was introduced and this…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9211, -2.7900
- District
- East Lothian
- Postcode
- EH41 4HL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lothian East
- Nearest railway station
- Longniddry — 8.7 km
- Official site
- www.yesterboltonsaltounchurch.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q4940212 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bolton Parish Church, East Lothian (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bolton Parish Church.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bolton Parish Church?
- Bolton Parish Church is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH41 4HL).
- Is Bolton Parish Church a listed building?
- Bolton Parish Church is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Bolton Parish Church free to visit?
- Yes, Bolton Parish Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bolton Parish Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH41 4HL. It sits within the Lothian East parliamentary constituency.