Bolton-by-Bowland, Lancashire Genealogy

Introduction
Bolton-by-Bowland is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire, England. Prior to 1974, the village was part of Bowland Rural District in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

In medieval times, it was known as Bolton-in-Bowland, reflecting the shifting boundaries of the ancient Forest of Bowland on whose south-east flank the village sits. The first recorded Bowbearer of the Forest of Bowland, Oughtred de Bolton, is thought have been lord of the manor in the late twelfth century. However, the manor of Bolton-by-Bowland was never included within the Lordship of Bowland, being a part of the Percy family fee from earliest times.

The village is on the Tosside Beck, near its confluence with the River Ribble. The Beck has for many centuries marked the boundary between Bowland and Craven.

The village has a car park, toilet facilities and a tourist information centre, is the starting point for many of the area's walks.

Census
http://www.1881pubs.com/ for details of public houses in the 1881 census

Poor Law Unions
Clitheroe_Poor_Law_Union,_Lancashire