Boltons
Parish in Cumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.765, -3.177 |
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| OS grid ref: | NY 24 41 |
| Dialling code: | 016973 (Wigton) |
Boltons is a quietly rural parish in Cumberland, characterised by rolling farmland, hedgerowed lanes and clusters of traditional stone cottages and farmsteads. The local economy is largely agricultural with a scattering of small businesses and residents who commute to nearby centres for work, giving the area a mix of longstanding rural life and modern connections.
There’s a strong village community feel, centred on the parish church and village hall with occasional local events and shows, while the location offers easy access to the wider landscapes of the Solway Plain, the city of Carlisle and the mountains of the Lake District for day trips and outdoor recreation. Historically modest but picturesque, the parish retains a sense of continuity with the region’s agricultural past.
Postcode districts covering Boltons
Most populated places nearby
- Carlisle 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Workington 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Whitehaven 22.2 miles35.6 km
- Penrith 18.1 miles29.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Ireby and Uldale Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Allhallows Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Blennerhasset and Torpenhow Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Waverton Parish 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Westward Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Bewaldeth and Snittlegarth Parish 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Wigton Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Bothel Built-up area 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Woodside Parish 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Bromfield Parish 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Bothel and Threapland Parish 5 miles8 km
- Caldbeck Built-up area 5 miles8.1 km
Example postcodes in Boltons
CA7 1EW, CA7 8NE, CA7 8PJ, CA7 1AE, CA7 8PR, CA7 1AB, CA7 1JP, CA7 1DF, CA7 8PD … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 61.9 miles99.7 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 72.1 miles116 km
- Wigton Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Aspatria Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km
Hotels near Boltons Ad
- Overwater Hall 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Armathwaite Hall Hotel & Spa 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Ravenstone Manor 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Lyzzick Hall Hotel 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Wheyrigg Hall Hotel 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Embleton Spa Hotel 4 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Lake District Castle Inn 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
Schools in Boltons
- Boltons C of E School Primary
Local points of interest
- Holm Cultram (Cistercian abbey : Cumberland, England) Historic site 7 miles11.2 km
- Inglewood Forest Forest 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Carlisle Racecourse Recreation 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Brunton Park Stadium 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Galabank Stadium 16.2 miles26 km
- Winscales Estate 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Mount Annan Estate 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Borough Park Stadium 17 miles27.3 km
- Derwent Park Stadium 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Kinmount House Estate 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Powillimount Beach Beach 18.1 miles29.2 km