 In 1802 the entire manor of Bolsterstone, over was put up for sale, and acquired by James Rimington.The Castle Inn was built in 1840; Bolsterstone National School in 1851/2 and the Free School rebuilt in 1857; and a vicarage built in 1862; between 1872 and 1879 St Mary's church was again rebuilt.As of 2009 the village functions as a residential village; the village has no shops, and both schools have closed; the National School building is used as a village hall.