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Rottington

Rottington
Rottington Hall Farm
Rottington is located in the former Borough of Copeland
Rottington
Rottington
Location in Copeland Borough
Rottington is located in Cumbria
Rottington
Rottington
Location within Cumbria
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°30′12″N 3°36′14″W / 54.503335°N 3.6040023°W / 54.503335; -3.6040023

Rottington is a hamlet and former civil parish which is 3 miles (4.8 km) from Whitehaven; now in the parish of St Bees, Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It has a population of 51.[1]

History

The name "Rottington" comes from a farm or 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] In 1961 the parish had a population of 92.[6] On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and merged with St Bees.[7]

References

  1. ^ StreetCheck. "Interesting Information for Rottington, Whitehaven, CA28 9UT Postcode". StreetCheck. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  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. ^ "Population Statistics Rottington Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Whitehaven Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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