Rottington
| Rottington | |
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 Rottington Hall Farm | |
  Rottington Location in Copeland Borough  Rottington Location within Cumbria | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Rottington is a hamlet and former civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) from Whitehaven, now in the parish of St Bees, in the Copeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 92.[1]
History
The name "Rottington" means 'Farm/settlement connected with Rot(t)a'.[2] In 1762 the area became the property of Sir James Lowther.[3] Rottington was a township in the parish of St Bees,[4] in 1866 Rottington became a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1934 the parishes of Preston Quarter and Sandwith were merged into Rottington and Whitehaven.[5] On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and merged with St Bees.[6]
References
- ^ "Population Statistics Rottington Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Rottington Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Rottington". The Cumbria Directory. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "St Bees". GENUKI. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Relationships and Changes Rottington Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Whitehaven Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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