Rottington

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]

Rottington

Rottington Hall Farm
Rottington
Location in Copeland Borough
Rottington
Location within Cumbria
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

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
  1. "Population Statistics Rottington Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. "Rottington Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. "Rottington". The Cumbria Directory. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. "St Bees". GENUKI. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. "Relationships and Changes Rottington Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. "Whitehaven Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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