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Bothel is a small village in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. Bothel was historically within Cumberland.

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Bothel
The Greyhound Inn, Bothel
Bothel Location in Allerdale Show map of Allerdale Bothel Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY184383
Civil parish	Bothel and Threapland
District	Allerdale
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	01697
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Workington
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.733°N 3.266°W / 54.733; -3.266

Location

It is situated just off the main A595 road, 18 miles (29 km) from Carlisle, 12.6 mi (20 km) from Keswick and 7 miles (11 km) from Cockermouth.

The village is just outside the boundary of the Lake District National Park. The A591 road terminates just outside the village, linking Bothel to Bassenthwaite Lake and Keswick.

Governance

The village is in the parliamentary constituency of Workington, Mark Jenkinson, Conservatives, is the Member of parliament.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Aspatria Ward of Allerdale Borough Council and the Bothel and Wharrels Ward of Cumbria County Council.

The village also has its own Parish Council jointly with nearby Threapland; Bothel & Threapland Parish Council.[1]

See also

• Listed buildings in Bothel and Threapland
• Bothel and Threapland

References

External links

• Bothel information – from Aboutbritain.com
• Cumbria County History Trust: Bothel and Threapland (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

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