Blindbothel

Blindbothel
Aikbank Mill, Blindbothel
Blindbothel is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Blindbothel
Blindbothel
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Blindbothel is located in Cumbria
Blindbothel
Blindbothel
Location within Cumbria
Population174 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY118274
Civil parish
  • Blindbothel
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOCKERMOUTH
Postcode districtCA13
Dialling code01228
01900
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
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England
Cumbria
54°38′02″N 3°21′58″W / 54.634°N 3.366°W / 54.634; -3.366

Blindbothel is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It is on the edge of the Lake District National Park, and is a couple of miles south of Cockermouth. It had a population of 174 according to the 2011 census.[1] Blindbothel has an area of around 500 hectares (1,200 acres)[2] On the East of Blindbothel is the River Cocker which flows to Cockermouth.[3]

In the 1870s Blindbothel was described as

"Blindbothel, a township in Brigham parish, Cumberland; 2 miles W of Cockermouth. Real property, £1,206. Pop., 116. Houses, 19."[4]
  1. ^ "Blindbothel (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics; population. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Blindbothel". Melbreak Communities. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Blindbothel". melbreak communities. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  4. ^ Marius, John (1870–1872). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1st ed.). Cumberland: Marius. Retrieved 4 February 2013.