| Castle Bolton | |
|---|---|
_from_Bolton_Castle.jpg) Castle Bolton village green, from Bolton Castle | |
.svg)  Castle Bolton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| OS grid reference | SE035919 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Leyburn |
| Postcode district | DL8 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Castle Bolton is a village in North Yorkshire, England. It is in Wensleydale, one of the Yorkshire Dales. The village takes its name from Bolton Castle, which overlooks the west end of the village green.[1] The population of the civil parish was less than 100 at the 2011 census, so details are maintained in the parish of Redmire.[2] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 60.[3]
The village is historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire.[4]
The village was largely constructed after the nearby castle and the houses were used by the retinue of Mary, Queen of Scots when she was imprisoned in the castle. The Dales artist Fred Lawson came for a holiday in 1910, set up his artist's studio in the middle of the village and loved it so much he never left.[5]
- ^ "Lower Wensleydale About the Area > Towns & Villages > Castle Bolton". www.lower-wensleydale.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Redmire Parish (E04007518)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "2015 Population Estimates Parishes" (PDF). northyorks.gov.uk. December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "History of Castle Bolton, in Richmondshire and North Riding". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Castle Bolton conservation area character appraisal" (PDF). www.yorkshiredales.org.uk. 30 November 1999. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.