Bolton is a common Northern English name derived from the Old English bothl-tun, meaning a settlement … See more

Lying within the county boundaries of Lancashire, until the early 19th century, Great Bolton and Little Bolton were two of the eighteen townships of the ecclesiastical parish of Bolton le Moors. These townships were separ… See more

Close to the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Manchester.
The early name, Bolton le Moors, described the position of the town amid the low hills on the edge of the West Pennine Moors southeast of … See more

At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, according to the Office for National Statistics, the Urban Subdivision of Bolton was part of the Greater Manchester Urban Area and had a total resident population of 139,403, of … See more