Bolton

Bolton is a hamlet and the third smallest parish in , Scotland. It lies approximately 2 miles south of Haddington and 20 miles east of , and is an entirely agricultural parish, 6 miles long by about 1.25 miles wide.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: village in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Bolton, East Lothian”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bolton Parish Church and St Mary’s Collegiate Church.

Church
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is a church in Bolton, , . It is part of the Church of Scotland and serves the parish of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun.

Church
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The Collegiate Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of Scotland parish church in Haddington, , . Building work on the church was started in 1380, and further building and rebuilding has taken place up to the present day. is situated 2½ miles north of Bolton.

Church
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is a church of the Church of Scotland in the village of , , . The village forms part of Yester, Bolton and Saltoun parish, and is a linked charge with Humbie Parish Church. is situated 2 miles southeast of Bolton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samuelston and Gifford.

Hamlet
is a small town just outside of Haddington, East Lothian. It has a population of 957. George Ker, laird of , supervised building work at the church of for James IV. His daughter Nichola Ker married Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home. is situated 1½ miles west of Bolton.

Village
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is a village in the parish of Yester in , Scotland. It lies approximately 4 miles south of Haddington and 25 miles east of . It groups around the Colstoun Water at the junction of the B6369 and B6355 surrounded by rural farmland. is situated 2 miles southeast of Bolton.

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is a market town in , 15 miles east of Edinburgh in central Scotland. It's the administrative centre of East Lothian council area, with a population of 10,360 in 2020.

Bolton

Latitude
55.92082° or 55° 55′ 15″ north
Longitude
-2.7906° or 2° 47′ 26″ west
Elevation
256 feet (78 metres)
Open location code
9C7VW6C5+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4034017551
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2655236
Wiki­data ID
Q3641915
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Bolton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بولتون (شرق لوذيان)”
  • Arabic: “بولتون”
  • Basque: “Bolton”
  • Dutch: “Bolton”
  • French: “Bolton”
  • Italian: “Bolton”
  • Lithuanian: “Boltonas”
  • Swedish: “Bolton, Skottland”
  • Urdu: “بولٹن، ایسٹ لوتھین”

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