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Boltongate is a village in Cumbria, England. It is situated about north-east of Cockermouth. It is located just outside the
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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
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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, ...


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Villages in Cumbria Allerdale {{Cumbria-geo-stub