Etymology

Bolton-le-Sands

Today it means: A large village and civil parish in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4868). Full definition →

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The story

Recorded as Bodeltone, Domesday Book 1086; -le-Sands (on the sands) added in the 19th century.

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