Bolton Abbey (disambiguation)

Last updated March 15, 2019

Bolton Abbey may refer to:

Bolton Abbey (village), a village in North Yorkshire, England.
Bolton Abbey, an Estate, owned by the Chatsworth Settlement, centred on the village of Bolton Abbey.
Bolton Abbey railway station, the eastern terminus of the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway.
Bolton Priory, The Priory Church of St. Mary and St. Cuthbert in the parish of Bolton Abbey.

Bolton Abbey is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England, 22 miles (35 km) north-west of Leeds. The village lies in Wharfedale, near the southern edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and just north of the border with West Yorkshire.

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and largest ceremonial county in England. It is located primarily in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber but partly in the region of North East England. The estimated population of North Yorkshire was 602,300 in mid 2016.

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

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