Blindbothel
From Wikishire
| Blindbothel | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Aikbank Mill, Blindbothel | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY118274 |
| Location: | 54°38’2"N, 3°21’58"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 174 (2011) |
| Post town: | Cockermouth |
| Postcode: | CA13 |
| Dialling code: | 01228 01900 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Copeland |
Blindbothel is a village in Cumberland. It is on the edge of the Lake District National Park, and is a couple of miles south of Cockermouth. The village had a population of 174 according to the 2011 census.
On the east side of Blindbothel runs the River Cocker.
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."[1]
References
- ↑ Marius, John (1870–1872). Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1st ed.). Cumberland: Marius. http://visionofbritain.org.uk/descriptions/entry_page.jsp?text_id=863260. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
