Bolton Low Houses

Bolton Low Houses
Oddfellows Arms, Bolton Low Houses
Bolton Low Houses  Bolton Low Houses shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY236443
Civil parish	Boltons
District	Allerdale
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	01697
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Workington
List of places UK England Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°47′17″N 3°11′13″W / 54.788°N 3.187°W

Bolton Low Houses is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is located 3.1 miles (5.0 km) by road to the southwest of South End.^[1] There is a coal mining area to the east between Oughterside, ^[2][3] Allhallows Colliery and Bolton No.2 Pit.^[4] In 1831, Samuel Lewis noted that there was a meeting house for dissenters in Bolton Low Houses.^[5] It contains a Methodist Chapel and a pub, the Oddfellows Arms.^[6]

See also

• List of places in Cumbria
• Bolton New Houses

References

1. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
2. Great Britain. Royal Commission on Coal Supplies (1904). Reports. H. M. Stationery Office. p. 99. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
3. North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (1896). Transactions. p. 110. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
4. North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (1884). Transactions - North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. p. 132. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
5. Lewis, Samuel (1831). A topographical Dictionary of England. Lewis. p. 182. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
6. Parson, William; White, William (1976). A history, directory, and gazetteer of Cumberland and Westmorland: with that part of the Lake District in Lancashire, forming the Lordships of Furness and Cartmel. Michael Moon. Retrieved 9 July 2012.