The Blue Anchor Bolton le Sands

Red Bank Farm Bolton-le-Sands Camping 1080p

Bolton-le-Sands is a large village and civil parish of the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. The parish had a population of 4,098 recorded in the 2001 census,[1] increasing to 4,127 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Referred to as Bodeltone in the Domesday book, the village was known as Bolton until the arrival of the railways, when the name was changed to Bolton-le-Sands to differentiate from similarly named towns on the same line, such as Bolton which was then a part of Lancashire and called Bolton-le-Moors.

The oldest church in the village, founded prior to 1094, is the Church of England Holy Trinity church, originally dedicated to St Michael. The oldest part of the current building is the tower, supposed to have been built around 1500. The nave and chancel date from the 19th century. The other churches are the Roman Catholic St Mary of the Angels and the Christ Church United Reformed Church.

The Lancaster Canal, built in the 1790s, is a major feature of the village. Also passing through the village is the A6 and the West Coast Main Line, although the railway station closed in 1969.

The Village includes three pubs: The Royal Hotel, situated on the A6, The Packet Boat(closed in 2015), and the Blue Anchor are both within the centre of the village, along the main street.

Bolton-le-Sands also have a football team, they play at Main Road, behind the aforementioned Packet Boat pub.