Boltongate is a village in
Cumbria, England. It is situated about north-east of
Cockermouth. It is located just outside the
Lake District National Park
The Lake District National Park is a national park in North West England that includes all of the central Lake District, though the town of Kendal, some coastal areas, and the Lakeland Peninsulas are outside the park boundary.
The area was desi ...
.
All Saints' Church
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has a stone tunnel-vaulted roof said to be the only one of its kind in England. It is a
fortified church thought to have been strengthened to resist Scottish
reivers or raiders. The nearby rectory incorporates a 15th-century
pele tower.
Governance
Boltongate is part of the
Workington constituency of the
UK parliament. The current
Member of Parliament for the Workington constituency is
Mark Jenkinson, who is a member of the
Conservative Party
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. The Conservative Party won the seat in 2019 from Labour, who had held the constituency since 1979. This is only the second time the Conservative Party has represented Workington since World War II, the other being after the
1976 Workington by-election
The 1976 Workington by-election was a parliamentary by-election held in England for the House of Commons constituency of Workington in Cumbria on 4 November 1976. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Richard Page, who became the first n ...
.
For
local government purposes it is in the Boltons
Ward of
Allerdale Borough Council, and part of the Thursby Ward of
Cumbria County Council.
The village has its own
Parish Council, the Boltons Parish Council.
See also
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Listed buildings in Boltons
Boltons is a civil parish in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England. It contains 14 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, ...
References
External links
Villages in Cumbria
Allerdale
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