Great Bolas
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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).
The village church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, dates largely from the 17th century, with an 18th century tower and some 14th century pews.
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.
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, north-west of the town of Newport
Newport, Shropshire
Newport is a market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies some north of Telford and some west of Stafford sitting on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border...
, in between the rivers Meese and Tern
River Tern
The River Tern is a river in Shropshire, England. It rises north-east of Market Drayton in the north of the county. The source of the Tern is considered to be the lake in the grounds of Maer Hall, Staffordshire...
. It is part of the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Waters Upton
Waters Upton
Waters Upton is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It is just off the A442 and has a church, two pubs and a post office with a post box....
. The origin of the Bolas place-name element is obscure, but it might be derived from the genitive plural
Plural
In linguistics, plurality or [a] plural is a concept of quantity representing a value of more-than-one. Typically applied to nouns, a plural word or marker is used to distinguish a value other than the default quantity of a noun, which is typically one...
of an Old English word, bogel, "little bend" (on the River Meese).
The village church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, dates largely from the 17th century, with an 18th century tower and some 14th century pews.
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
Township (England)
In England, a township is a local division or district of a large parish containing a village or small town usually having its own church...
of Great Bolas parish.