Bolton (disambiguation)
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In Australia:- Bolton, VictoriaBolton, VictoriaBolton is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 46 km from Robinvale, Victoria.Bolton Post Office opened on 17 July 1920 and closed in 1975....
In Canada:
- Bolton, OntarioBolton, OntarioBolton is the most populated community in the town of Caledon, located in the Region of Peel, approximately 50 kilometres northwest of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. In regional documents, it is referred to as a 'Rural Service Centre'. It has 26,478 residents in 8,721 households...
- Bolton-Est, QuebecBolton-Est, QuebecBolton-Est is a municipality of 700 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec.It is the birthplace of Reginald Fessenden, radio pioneer who invented amplitude modulation .-References:...
, Eastern Townships - West Bolton, Quebec, Eastern Townships
In the United Kingdom:
- Metropolitan Borough of BoltonMetropolitan Borough of BoltonThe Metropolitan Borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Bolton, but covers a far larger area which includes Blackrod, Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley and Westhoughton, and a suburban and rural element from the West Pennine...
, Greater Manchester- County Borough of BoltonCounty Borough of BoltonBolton was, from 1838 to 1974, a local government district in the northwest of England, conterminate with the town of Bolton.-History:Bolton was created a free borough in 1253 when William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby granted a charter. However the borough did not develop into a self-governing...
(former) - Bolton (UK Parliament constituency)Bolton (UK Parliament constituency)Bolton was a borough constituency centred on the town of Bolton in the county of Lancashire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system....
- County Borough of Bolton
- Bolton, CumbriaBolton, CumbriaBolton is a village and civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England, about north west of Appleby-in-Westmorland, and on the River Eden. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 416...
- Bolton, East Riding of YorkshireBolton, East Riding of YorkshireBolton is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately to the east of the city of York and north west of the town of Pocklington.Together with Fangfoss it forms the civil parish of Fangfoss with Bolton....
- Bolton, NorthumberlandBolton, NorthumberlandBolton is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is situated on the north side of the River Aln, about two miles east by north from Whittingham, and miles west from Alnwick. It has a chapel and a small number of residential properties....
- Bolton, East LothianBolton, East LothianBolton is a hamlet and the third smallest parish in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies approximately south of Haddington and east of Edinburgh, and is an entirely agricultural parish, long by about wide...
- Bolton, County Armagh, a townland in County Armagh, Northern Ireland
In the United States:
- Bolton, ConnecticutBolton, ConnecticutBolton is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,017 at the 2000 census. Bolton was incorporated in October 1720 and is governed by town meeting.-History:...
- Bolton, MassachusettsBolton, MassachusettsAs of the census of 2000, there were 4,148 people, 1,424 households, and 1,201 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 1,476 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.76% White, 0.19% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.30%...
- Bolton, Michigan, an unincorporated community in Maple Ridge Township, Alpena County
- Bolton, MississippiBolton, MississippiBolton is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 629 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Bolton is located at ....
- Bolton, New YorkBolton, New YorkBolton is a town in Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,117 at the 2000 census. Bolton is on the east border of the county.- History :...
- Bolton Landing, New YorkBolton Landing, New YorkBolton Landing is a hamlet in the town of Bolton in Warren County, New York, United States. It is located on Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains. It is a common tourist destination and the closest town to the State Park lands and islands of the Lake George Narrows...
- Bolton, North CarolinaBolton, North CarolinaBolton is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 494 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bolton is located at ....
- Bolton, VermontBolton, VermontBolton is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 971 at the 2000 census.The principal transportation artery of the town is US Route 2, which follows the north side of the Winooski River...
- Bolton FieldBolton FieldBolton Field is a public airport located eight miles southwest of the central business district of Columbus, a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. It is a towered, class D, corporate and general aviation airport operated under the auspices of the Columbus Regional Airport...
, an airport in Columbus, Ohio
Other places with similar names include:
- Bolton AbbeyBolton AbbeyBolton Abbey is the estate within which is located the ruined 12th-century Augustinian Bolton Priory in North Yorkshire, England. It gives its name to the parish of Bolton Abbey.-Bolton Priory:...
, North Yorkshire - Bolton PercyBolton PercyBolton Percy is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 305. The village is about four miles east of Tadcaster.-History:...
, North Yorkshire - Bolton-by-BowlandBolton-by-BowlandBolton-by-Bowland is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. Prior to 1974, the village was part of Bowland Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire....
, Lancashire - Bolton-le-SandsBolton-le-SandsBolton-le-Sands is a large village and civil parish of the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. The parish had a population of 4,098 recorded in the 2001 census,...
, Lancashire - Bolton upon Dearne, South Yorkshire
- Bolton-on-SwaleBolton-on-SwaleBolton-on-Swale is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The local MP is William Hague.As the name suggests it is near the River Swale. Bolton Beck is a tributary of the Swale which passes underneath a small bridge at the north of the village. The...
, North Yorkshire - BoltonfellendBoltonfellendBoltonfellend is a village in Cumbria, England....
, Cumbria - BoltongateBoltongateBoltongate is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated about north-east of Cockermouth.All Saints Church, Boltongate has a stone tunnel-vaulted roof said to be the only one of its kind in England. The nearby Rectory incorporates a 15th century pele tower....
, Cumbria - Castle BoltonCastle BoltonCastle Bolton is a village near Bolton Castle in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire, England. It gets its name from the castle which looks over the village green....
, North Yorkshire - Bolton-Est, QuebecBolton-Est, QuebecBolton-Est is a municipality of 700 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec.It is the birthplace of Reginald Fessenden, radio pioneer who invented amplitude modulation .-References:...
, Canada
People
- Barry BoltonBarry BoltonBarry Bolton is an English myrmecologist, the world's leading expert on the classification, systematics and taxonomy of ants, who long worked at The Natural History Museum...
, English myrmecologist - Clint BoltonClint BoltonClint Brian Bolton is an Australian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Heart in the Australian A-League. He was one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the history of the National Soccer League, which preceded the A-League...
, Australian goalkeeper - Cecil BoltonCecil BoltonCecil Glenford Bolton was a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cleveland Indians just at the end of the 1928 season...
(1904-1993), American baseball player - Charles Thomas BoltonCharles Thomas BoltonCharles Thomas or Tom Bolton is an American astronomer who was the first astronomer to present strong evidence of the existence of a black hole....
(born 1943), American astronomer - Dave BoltonDave BoltonDavid "Dave" R. Bolton is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who later became a coach in the NSWRFL premiership...
, British rugby league footballer - Elmer Keiser BoltonElmer Keiser BoltonElmer Keiser Bolton was an American chemist and research director for DuPont, notable for his role in developing neoprene and directing the research that led to the discovery of nylon.- Personal life :...
(1886-1968), chemist and research director at DuPont - Emily BoltonEmily BoltonEmily Bolton is an actress probably best known for her appearance in the James Bond film Moonraker in which she played 007's Brazilian contact Manuela.She is also known for her TV appearances as a recurring cast member in :...
, actress - Geoffrey BoltonGeoffrey BoltonGeoffrey Curgenven Bolton AO is an Australian historian born on 5 November 1931 in North Perth , Western Australia. He attended Wesley College, Perth from 1943 to 1947. He has been publishing works on Australian history since 1952, and has authored 13 books, most recently Land of Vision and Mirage:...
, Western Australian academic historian - Herbert Eugene BoltonHerbert Eugene BoltonHerbert Eugene Bolton was an American historian and one of the most prominent authorities on Spanish American history...
, historian and professor - James BoltonJames BoltonJames Bolton was an English naturalist, botanist, mycologist, and illustrator.-Background:James Bolton was born near Warley in the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1735, the son of William Bolton, a weaver. James initially followed in his father's trade, but later became a self-taught art teacher and...
(1735-1799), English naturalist, mycologist, and illustrator - John Bolton (disambiguation)John Bolton (disambiguation)John Bolton may refer to:*John R. Bolton , former United States Ambassador to the United Nations*Sir John Bolton, former Chairman of the Isle of Man Finance Board*John Gatenby Bolton, astronomer*John Bolton , United States theater actor...
(multiple) - Kerry BoltonKerry BoltonKerry Raymond Bolton is a far-right , conservative and social credit writer in New Zealand who has been active in several organisations...
, occultist and far-right activist - Michael BoltonMichael BoltonMichael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
(born Michael Bolotin), singer - Robert BoltonRobert BoltonRobert Bolton was an English clergyman and academic, noted as a preacher.-Life:He was born on Whit Sunday in Blackburn, Lancashire, the sixth son of Adam Bolton of Backhouse. He attended what is now Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, where his father was a founding governor, and was...
, English clergyman and academic - Walter James BoltonWalter James BoltonWalter James Bolton was a New Zealand farmer who was found guilty of poisoning his wife. He is known as the last person to be executed in New Zealand before the abolition of capital punishment....
, last person executed in New Zealand before the abolition of capital punishment
In Fiction:
- Bolton Smilie, a character on the BBC television drama Waterloo Road
See also
- Bolton Wanderers F.C.Bolton Wanderers F.C.Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
, an English professional football club based in Bolton - Boulton (disambiguation)
- Joshua Bolten (often misspelled as Josh Bolton)
- House Bolton, fictional family in George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series