Bolton Abbey takes its name from the ruins of the 12th-century Augustinian monastery now known as Bolton Priory. The priory closed in 1539 with the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The nave of the abbey church was in use as a parish church from about 1170 onwards and survived the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Most of the church is in the Gothic style but more work was done in the Victorian era, including windows by August Pugin. It still functions as a church today, holding services on Sundays and religious holidays.

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