In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Boot like this:
BOUT, a village in Eskdale, Cumberland; 7 miles ENE of Ravenglass. It has an inn, and is in the vicinity of waterfalls and other attractions on the way up Eskdale to the mountain passes into Wastdale-Head, Langdale, and Duddon vale.
Additional information about this locality is available for Eskdale
Boot through time
Boot is now part of Copeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Copeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Boot itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Boot, in Copeland and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25885
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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