Bolton le Sands

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BOLTON-LE-SANDS, a township and a parish in Lancaster district, Lancashire. The township lies on the Lancaster and Kendal canal, and on the Lancaster and Carlisle railway, contiguous to the sands of Morecambe bay, 4 miles N by E of Lancaster; and it has a station on the railway, and a post office under Lancaster. Acres, 1,571. Real property, £4,220. Pop., 692. Houses, 146. The parish contains also the townships of Over Kellet, Nether Kellet, and Slyne-with-Hest. Acres, 7,905. Real property, £13,502. Pop., 1,713. Houses, 347. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Manchester. Value, £187.* Patron, the Bishop of Manchester. The church is modern and very good. The vicarage of Over Kellet is a separate benefice. An endowed school has £35; other charities £101.
John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)

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Local studies information is held at Lancaster and Morecambe libraries.

Census

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Bolton le Sands area is Lancaster.

Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 the parish of Bolton le Sands contained the townships of Bolton le Sands, Slyne with Hest, Over Kellet and Nether Kellet.

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Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Bolton le Sands was in the Archdeaconry of Richmond, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Richmond are held at the Lancashire Record Office.

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