Bolton

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Bolton is a small suburban town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. It is primarily residential with an economy made up mostly of small businesses. The high school typically has between fifty and one hundred students per grade. The population was 4,858 as of the 2020 census. Bolton was incorporated in October 1720 and is governed by town meeting, with a first selectman and board of selectman as well as other boards serving specific functions. Bolton was named after a town of the same name in England, also located near Manchester. ()

Alternative names: Area: 14.7 mi²Coordinates: 41°45'51"N, 72°26'54"W

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Bolton – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, Nathan Hale Homestead, Nathan Hale State Forest, Hop River State Park Trail.

5.8 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, Manchester
149 min walk • The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, formerly and commonly known as Buckland Hills Mall is a shopping mall located in Manchester, Connecticut and is currently owned by Spinoso Real Estate Group.
5.3 miE
History museum, Museum
Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry
135 min walk • The Nathan Hale Homestead is a historic home located at 2299 South Street in Coventry, Connecticut. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and was also known as Deacon Richard Hale House.
5.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Nathan Hale State Forest, Coventry
133 min walk • Nathan Hale State Forest is a Connecticut state forest encompassing 1,455 acres in the towns of Coventry and Andover. The forest is managed to sustain a reliable source of forest products and renewable habitat for wildlife.
4 miNW
Park
Hop River State Park Trail, Manchester
101 min walk • Hop River State Park Trail is a Connecticut rail trail that winds for 20.8 miles eastward from Colonial Drive in the town of Manchester to the Air Line State Park Trail S. in the town of Windham. The trail parallels the Hop River for much of its length.
3.7 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Lutz Children's Museum, Manchester
96 min walk • The Lutz Children's Museum is a non-profit children's museum located in Manchester, Connecticut, United States. Originally known as the Lutz Junior Museum, it was developed on March 4, 1953 by a vote of the Manchester Parent Teacher Association Council.
5.1 miE
History museum, Museum
Strong House, Coventry
131 min walk • The Strong House, now the Strong-Porter Museum, is a historic house museum at 2382 South Street in Coventry, Connecticut. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a center entry and two interior chimneys.
2.8 miS
National park
Gay City State Park
71 min walk • As visitors explore the park's network of trails, they will encounter remnants of the town of Gay City, a once-thriving 19th-century mill community. The historic ruins of old mill foundations and stone walls provide a glimpse into the area's rich industrial past...
4.8 miNW
Lake, Park
Northwest Park, Manchester
124 min walk • Northwest Park is a baseball field located in Manchester, Connecticut, United States. The field is the former home of the Manchester Silkworms of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. It played host to the Silkworms between 2000 and 2009. The field's location places Union Pond behind a stand of trees located past the outfield.
4.1 miW
Neighbourhood
Cheney Brothers Historic District, Manchester
106 min walk • The Cheney Brothers Historic District was a center of the silk industry in Manchester, Connecticut, in the late 19th and early 20th century.
4.7 miNW
Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture
Union Village Historic District, Manchester
120 min walk • The Union Village Historic District encompasses the core of a historic 19th-century residential mill village in Manchester, Connecticut.
4.1 miW
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Manchester Historic District, Manchester
106 min walk • The Manchester Historic District encompasses a historic planned industrial and residential area of Manchester, Connecticut.