the number of 26,000 men, among whom were Lords Clifford, Coniers, Ogle, Scroope, and Lumley, Sir William Percy, Lionel Percy, Sir George Darcy, Sir William Bulmer, of Brancepeth Castle, in the county of Durham, and Richard Tempest. The population of the 'township' of Bolton is given in an 1827/8 gazetteer as 115 in 1801; 130 in 1811; and 144 people in 1821, divided into 27 families living in 27 houses. The annual value of the township is specified as £1,707. In 1951 the civil parish had a population of 79. On 1 April 1955 the civil parish was merged into Hedgeley. Governance Bolton is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed. See also Bewick and Beanley Moors SSSI. Jenny's Lantern Notes This article incorporates text from An historical, topographical, and descriptive view of the county of Northumberland, Volume II, 1825, a publication now in the public domain. References External links Villages in Northumberland Former civil parishes in Northumberland