Bolton upon Swale, North Riding

Description
Bolton-upon-Swale, a township and a parish in N.R. Yorkshire, on the river Swale, 1 1/2 mile from Catterick Bridge railway station, and 5 1/2 miles ESE of Richmond. Post town, Catterick. Area of the township, 854 acres; population, 84; of the ecclesiastical parish, 923. The parish includes the townships of Scorton, Ellerton, Kiplin, Uckerby, and Whitwell. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Ripon; gross value, £124 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Ripon. The church is ancient Gothic, and contains a monument of Henry Jenkins, a native of Ellerton in the neighbourhood, who died in 1670 at the age of 169. There is a grammar school at Scorton with an endowment of £250, and other small charities.