Bolton-le-Sands
Built-up area in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.098, -2.803 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 47 67 |
| Population: | 6,995 |
| Dialling code: | 01524 (Lancaster) |
Bolton-le-Sands is a compact coastal village and civil parish in the district of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, sitting on the banks of the Lancaster Canal and alongside the A6 between Lancaster and Carnforth. Its position on the edge of Morecambe Bay gives wide views across salt marshes and mudflats that attract waders and birdwatchers, while the canal towpath is popular with walkers and cyclists; the nearby Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is only a short drive away.
The village has a mix of stone cottages and Victorian terraces that reflect its past as a local transport and market hub, and today supports a modest local economy of shops, pubs, a primary school and community groups. Tourism tied to the bay and canal, together with commuter links into Lancaster, help sustain the area, and the combination of coastal landscape and historic streets gives it a quietly scenic, community-focused character.
Postcode districts covering Bolton-le-Sands
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 22.8 miles
- Blackpool 20.8 miles
- Morecambe 3 miles
- Lancaster 3.6 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 17.2 miles
- Kendal 16 miles
- Fleetwood 15.8 miles
- Poulton-le-Fylde 19 miles
- Heysham 4.9 miles
- Cleveleys 17.6 miles
- Clitheroe 22.7 miles
- Kirkham 22.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bolton & Slyne Ward 0.4 miles
- Slyne-with-Hest Parish 1.2 miles
- Nether Kellet Built-up area 2 miles
- Halton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Bare Ward 2.2 miles
- Torrisholme Ward 2.3 miles
- Skerton Ward 2.4 miles
- Carnforth Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Carnforth & Millhead Ward 2.6 miles
- Scale Hall Ward 2.6 miles
- Halton-with-Aughton Parish 2.7 miles
- Poulton Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Bolton-le-Sands
LA5 8BP, LA2 6JE, LA2 6JB, LA2 6JP, LA5 8JN, LA5 8HB, LA5 8DR, LA5 8BE, LA5 8EP … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 49.1 miles
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 52.9 miles
- Bare Lane Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Carnforth Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels in Bolton-le-Sands Ad
Schools in Bolton-le-Sands
- Bolton-le-Sands C of E Primary School Primary
- Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Globe Arena Stadium 3.7 miles
- Lancaster University University 6.2 miles
- Ashton Hall Estate 6.8 miles
- Holker Hall Estate 9.4 miles
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 9.5 miles
- Underley Hall Estate 11.3 miles
- Terry Bank Estate 12 miles
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 12.7 miles
- Forest of Bowland Forest 12.9 miles
- Thornton Hall Estate 14 miles
- Twistleton Manor Estate 14.4 miles
- Watercrook Archaeological site 14.7 miles