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Bootle in Cumberland County England History and GeographyBOOTLE, a market town and parish in ALLERDALE ward above Darwent, county of CUMBERLAND, 5½ miles (S.S.E.) from Ravenglass, and 282¼ (N.W.by N.) from London, containing 656 inhabitants. The name, formerly 'Bothill,' is supposed to be derived from the booths erected on a hill above the town, for the watchmen whose duty it was to light the beacon on its summit, upon the discovery of any ships in the Irish channel, which might appear to threaten a descent upon the coast. A Benedictine nunnery was founded at Seton, in this parish, by Gunild, daughter of Henry de Boyvill, fourth lord of Millorn, to which Henry IV. annexed the hospital of St. Leonard, in Lancaster: its revenue, at the dissolution, was £13. 17. 4.; there are still some remains. The town is pleasantly situated within two miles of the sea; the houses are neatly built, and the inhabitants well supplied with water: the land in the neighbourhood is in a high state of cultivation, and the environs abound with pleasing scenery: the Corney and Bootle Fells, eminences in the adjoining forest of Cropland, afford extensive views; and from Black Coombe, which is nearly two thousand feet high, may be seen the coast of Scotland, the Isle of Man, and the Welsh mountains. The trade is principally in corn, pork, and bacon, which are sent to Liverpool. The market is on Saturday: the fairs are, April 5th and September 24th, for the sale of corn, and for hiring servants; and April 26th and August 3rd, for horses, horned cattle and sheep. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Richmond, and diocese of Chester, rated in the king's books at £19. 17. 3½. The Earl of Lonsdale was patron in 1814. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is a very ancient edifice, though much modernised by successive repairs; the interior, which has been deprived of its original character, contains some interesting monuments, among which is an effigy on a brass plate of Sir Hugh Askew, who was knighted at the battle of Musselburgh, and a large octagonal font, ornamented on each side with two ancient shields, and bearing inscriptions in old English and Saxon characters. There is a place of worship for Independents. The free school was founded in 1713, by Mr. Henry Singleton, who endowed it with £200, which sum, with subsequent benefactions, produces at present £18. 14. 4. as a salary to the master, who teaches six boys: there are other bequests for the poor. At Selker bay, a small inlet of the sea, are sometimes seen the remains of vessels which are said to have been Roman gallies, sunk there at the time of an invasion by that people; and at Esk-Meots are vestiges of an encampment, where Roman coins and fragments of altars have been frequently discovered. From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1831, courtesy of Databases 4 Sale |
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