Bolton, East Lothian

Bolton
Bolton Kirk, built in 1809 on the site of an older church. The churchyard contains the graves of the mother and brother of Robert Burns.
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OS grid reference	NT505700
Civil parish	Bolton
Council area	East Lothian Council
Lieutenancy area	East Lothian
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HADDINGTON
Postcode district	EH41
Dialling code	01620
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	East Lothian
Scottish Parliament	East Lothian
List of places UK Scotland 55°55′16″N 2°47′28″W / 55.921°N 2.791°W / 55.921; -2.791

Bolton is a hamlet and the third smallest parish^[1] in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Haddington and 20 miles (32 km) east of Edinburgh, and is an entirely agricultural parish, 6 miles (9.7 km) long by about 1.25 miles (2.01 km) wide.^[2] The most notable buildings in the hamlet are the Parish Church, an 18th-century dovecote or "doo'cot" and the former Bolton Primary School, which now^[when?] serves as the village hall.