Great Bolas is a small village in rural Shropshire, England, north-west of the town of Newport, in between the rivers Meese and Tern. It is part of the civil parish of Waters Upton. The origin of the Bolas place-name element is obscure, but it might be derived from the genitive plural of an Old English word, bogel, "little bend" (on the River Meese).[1]
The village church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist,[2] dates largely from the 17th century, with an 18th century tower and some 14th century pews.[3]
There is a hamlet called Little Bolas a short distance to the west. Another hamlet called Meeson, south of the River Meese, was formerly a separate township of Great Bolas parish.[2]
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