Bolton Low Houses

Bolton Low Houses

Oddfellows Arms, Bolton Low Houses
Bolton Low Houses
Bolton Low Houses shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference NY236443
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WIGTON
Postcode district CA7
Dialling code 01697
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament

Bolton Low Houses is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is located 3.1 miles (5.0 km) by road to the southwest of South End.[1] There is a coal mining area to the east between Oughterside, [2][3] Allhallows Colliery and Bolton No.2 Pit.[4] In 1831, Samuel Lewis noted that there was a meeting house for dissenters in Bolton Low Houses.[5] It contains a Methodist Chapel and a pub, the Oddfellows Arms.[6]

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References

  1. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  2. Great Britain. Royal Commission on Coal Supplies (1904). Reports. H. M. Stationery Office. p. 99. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (1896). Transactions. p. 110. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  4. North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (1884). Transactions - North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. p. 132. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  5. Lewis, Samuel (1831). A topographical Dictionary of England. Lewis. p. 182. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  6. Parson, William; White, William (1976). A history, directory, and gazetteer of Cumberland and Westmorland: with that part of the Lake District in Lancashire, forming the Lordships of Furness and Cartmel. Michael Moon. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
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