Discover Bootle, Merseyside

Birkenhead Town Hall: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bootle_town_hall_2.JPG
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Bootle is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. Located just 6.4 km (4 mi) to the north of downtown Liverpool, Bootle has a population of around 80,000 people (2012 estimate). It is formally known as Bottle-cum-Linacre.

Bootle dates back to the Anglo-Saxon period. It was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Boltelai. It remained a small hamlet until the early 19th century, when industrialization in nearby Liverpool created a sizable middle class, enabling it to develop into a bathing resort.

In the 1840s the railway line was constructed linking Bottle to Liverpool. This help bring more visitors to Bootle, causing it to experience rapid growth. Docks were constructed during this period. The town was part of Lancashire until 1889, when it became an independent county borough.

The docks of Bootle were severely devastated during the Second World War. Bootle earned the dubious distinction of being the most heavily bombed borough in the United Kingdom. In the post war years, Bootle redeveloped. It opened the Bootle New Strand shopping centre in the late 1960s. However the decline in importance of its docks led to massive unemployment, particularly in the 1980s. Since then, economy of Merseyside has rebounded, and the situation in Bootle has somewhat improved.

Church of St James, Bootle: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_of_St_James,_Bootle_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1437703.jpg
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Visiting Bootle

Bootle is connected to Liverpool by the A565 road.

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