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Population | 745 (2001) |
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OS grid reference | SD106882 |
Parish | Bootle |
District | Copeland |
Shire county | Cumbria |
Region | North West |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MILLOM |
Postcode district | LA19 5 |
Dialling code | 01229 718 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
EU Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | Copeland |
List of places: UK • England • Cumbria |
Bootle (oo as in boot) is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 745.[1] Historically within Cumberland, the village is in the Lake District National Park, and is close to the Irish Sea coast. Near to Bootle is the Eskmeals Firing Range, which was a large employer but in the mid to late 1990s reduced the workforce. Also within the parish is Hycemoor, a hamlet situated 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north-west of Bootle, where Bootle railway station is located.
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Bootle is listed in the Domesday Book as one of the townships forming the Manor of Hougun held by Earl Tostig.[2]A charter for a market and a fair for the 'exaltation of the cross' was granted in 1347 by King Edward III to John de Huddleston, Lord of Millom.
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