Bootle | |
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St Michael and All Angels' Church | |
Location within Cumbria | |
Population | 742 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SD106882 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MILLOM |
Postcode district | LA19 |
Dialling code | 01229 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Bootle (oo as in boot) is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria, England. The parish had a population of 745 in the 2001 census,[2] decreasing slightly to 742 at the 2011 census.[1] Historically in 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.