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Bolton

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Bolton, a common name in the North of England, from OE *bōthl-tūn ‘settlement with a special building’; examples include: Bolton Bolton. Boelton 1185. Bolton by Bowland Lancs. Bodeltone 1086 (DB). The district-name Bowland (Boelanda 1102) probably means ‘district within the curved valley (of the River Hodder)’, OE boga ‘bow, bend’ + land. Bolton, Castle N. Yorks. Bodelton 1086 (DB). Affix from the castle built here in 1379. Bolton le Sands Lancs. Bodeltone 1086 (DB). Affix means ‘on the sands’. Bolton Percy N. Yorks. Bodeltune 1086 (DB), Bolton Percy 1305. Manorial affix from its possession by the de Percy family (from 1086). Bolton upon Dearne Barns. Bodeltone 1086 (DB). The river-name Dearne is possibly from OE derne ‘hidden’, but may be of Celtic origin.

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Bolton

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Bolton or Bolton-le-Moors , city (1991 pop. 143,960) and metropolitan district, NW England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area. Since the late 18th cent., when spinning factories were built and a canal (1791) was constructed to Manchester, Bolton has been a cotton-textile center. Prior to that time, wool weaving, which was stimulated by the immigration of Flemings in the 14th cent., was important. Besides the textile plants (sheets, quilts, towels, bedcovers, and dress materials), factories pack poultry and produce textile and other machinery, chemicals, leather goods, furniture, carpets, and paper. Samuel Crompton , inventor of the spinning mule (1779), was born nearby and is buried in Bolton. Richard Arkwright invented the "water frame" there c.1768.

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Bolton

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Bolton, Canada, UK, USA UK (England): formerly Bothilton. Derived from the Old English bōthl ‘special building’ or ‘dwelling place’ and tūn, here with its original meaning of ‘enclosure’; thus a place where people lived rather than worked.

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Bolton

The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre | 1996 | | Copyright

Bolton, Lancashire, see OCTAGON THEATRE.

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