{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}} {{Use British English|date=July 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox UK place | coordinates = {{coord|53.865671|-1.190754|display=inline,title}} | official_name = Bolton Percy | static_image_name = Bolton Percy Church.jpg | static_image_caption = All Saints Church, Bolton Percy, dates from 1424 | static_image_2_name = | static_image_2_caption = | map_type = North Yorkshire | area_footnotes = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_total_km2 = | population = 304 | population_ref = (2011 Census) | population_density = | os_grid_reference = SE533413 | london_distance_mi = 210 | london_direction = SSE | civil_parish = Bolton Percy | unitary_england = North Yorkshire | lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire | region = Yorkshire and the Humber | country = England | post_town = YORK | postcode_area = YO | postcode_district = YO23 | dial_code = 01904 | constituency_westminster = Wetherby and Easingwold | website = | hide_services = }}
'''Bolton Percy''' is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 305 in 115 households,<ref name=natstatsbolperpop>{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798241&c=bolton+percy&d=16&e=15&g=477037&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1209997197500&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 |publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics |title=Bolton Percy CP (Parish)|accessdate= 5 May 2008}}</ref> reducing marginally to 304 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=1170217384|title=Bolton Percy Parish|accessdate=10 March 2018}}</ref> The village is about {{convert|4|mi|0}} east of Tadcaster.
The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Bolton Percy, in Selby and West Riding {{!}} Map and description|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11617|access-date=2020-11-25|website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk}}</ref> From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Selby District, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
==History==
The Bolton Percy hoard, dating to the ninth century is from the parish.<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal |last=Pagan |first=Hugh |date=1973 |title=The Bolton Percy Hoard of 1967 |url=https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1973_BNJ_43_3.pdf |journal=British Numismatic Journal}}</ref> Parcels of coins from it were discovered on two occasions, firstly in 1846 and then in 1967.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Grierson |first1=Philip |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WpQiZ8BX2q8C&dq=bolton+percy+hoard&pg=PA295 |title=Medieval European Coinage: Volume 1, The Early Middle Ages (5th-10th Centuries) |last2=Blackburn |first2=Mark |date=1986 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-03177-6 |pages=295 }}</ref> The coins in the assemblage are Northumbrian pennies, known as 'stycas'.<ref name=":3" />
Following the Norman Conquest, when William de Malet served as the county's first High Sheriff, the village of Bolton Percy was held by Malet himself. Later the lordship of the manor fell to the Percy family, as noted by Kirkby's Inquest of 1284. It was at this time that the name of Percy was added to the village's name.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oq0uAAAAMAAJ&q=%22bolton+percy%22+yorkshire&pg=PA9|title= Lower Wharfedale: Being a Complete Account of the History, Antiquities and Scenery of Picturesque Valley of the Wharfe|author= Henry Speight|year= 1902|publisher= E.Stock}}</ref>
The lordship of the manor passed to the Vesci family, who lived in the south of the county, near Roche Abbey. In 1290 John, Lord Vesci, contributed towards the marriage of King Edward I's eldest daughter, as was mandated by Lord Vesci's holding of knights fees on his manor of Bolton Percy. The lordship of Bolton Percy next passed to their relatives the Beaumonts on the death of the de Vesci heir. Later the lordship of Bolton Percy passed to the Fairfax family, who were associated with the village for several centuries and whose family memorials can be found in the village church.
The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed William and Mary house dating from 1698. It was formerly the residence of the Archdeacon of York and more recently the Bishop of Selby; it is now a private residence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.primelocation.com/uk-property-for-sale/details/id/BLCY999000612/#ixzz26NzcsH9Y|title= The Old Rectory, Bolton Percy:Property details |accessdate= 13 September 2012}}</ref> Bolton Percy Gatehouse, formerly the entrance range to the rectory, is a Grade II* listed building.<ref>{{cite book |title=BOLTON PERCY GATEHOUSE, BOLTON PERCY, NORTH YORKSHIRE |date=2010 |publisher=Ed Dennison Archaeological Services |location=Beverley |url=https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-888-1/dissemination/pdf/eddennis1-102168_1.pdf |access-date=20 December 2023}}</ref>
The village used to have a station on the Dearne Valley Line running from York to Sheffield via Pontefract Baghill and Moorthorpe. The station was closed in 1965.
==Geography==
The village lies on the road between Appleton Roebuck and Tadcaster to the west of the main East Coast railway line and east of the Trans Pennine railway line. The soil is strong loam over clay.<ref name="Bulmers">{{cite book|title=Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890 |pages=868–870|date=2002|orig-date=1890 |publisher= S&N Publishing|isbn= 1-86150-299-0}}</ref>
==Governance==
The village lies within the Wetherby and Easingwold Parliamentary constituency. It is also within the Appleton Roebuck and Church Fenton Ward of North Yorkshire Council.
The Parish Council covers the nearby village of Colton and Steeton. It has six members, three of whom are from Bolton Percy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.selby.gov.uk/parish/bolton-percy|title=Bolton Percy Parish Council|accessdate= 6 January 2016}}</ref>
== Amenities ==
The village has a village hall and a public house. The village is served by one bus route from York to Colton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://harrogatecoachtravel.com/service-21.htm|title= Bus service|accessdate= 14 October 2012}}</ref> The village has a cricket club, which plays in the York & District Senior Cricket league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boltonpercycricketclub.co.uk/|title=Cricket Club|accessdate=14 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223051602/http://www.boltonpercycricketclub.co.uk/|archive-date=23 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Religion== All Saints' Church, Bolton Percy, the parish church, was built in the 15th century by Thomas Parker.<ref name="Bulmers"/>
==See also== *Listed buildings in Bolton Percy
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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Bolton Percy}} *{{Genuki|county=ARY|Bolton Percy|Boltonpercy|}}
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Category:Bolton Percy Category:Civil parishes in North Yorkshire Category:Villages in North Yorkshire