# Boot, Cumbria > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boot%2C_Cumbria > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Boot%2C_Cumbria.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot%2C_Cumbria > Source revision: 1310748868 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Village in the English county of Cumbria Village in England Boot Village Boot Boot Location in the former Copeland Borough Show map of the former Borough of Copeland Boot Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria Population 15 OS grid reference NY1700 Civil parish Eskdale Unitary authority Cumberland Ceremonial county Cumbria Region North West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town HOLMROOK Postcode district CA19 Dialling code 019467 Police Cumbria Fire Cumbria Ambulance North West UK Parliament Barrow and Furness List of places UK England Cumbria 54°23′54″N 3°16′12″W / 54.3982°N 3.2700°W / 54.3982; -3.2700 **Boot** is a small village in [Eskdale](/source/Eskdale%2C_Cumbria) on the western side of the [English Lake District](/source/Lake_District). It lies within the civil parish of Eskdale, the [unitary authority of Cumberland](/source/Cumberland_(unitary_authority)), and the [ceremonial county of Cumbria](/source/Cumbria). The main part of the village lies beside the [Whillan Beck](/source/Whillan_Beck), whilst its church, [St Catherine's](/source/St_Catherine's_Church%2C_Boot), lies 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the south on the bank of the [River Esk](/source/River_Esk_(Ravenglass)). The Whillan Beck flows into the Esk just downstream of the village.[1] The village can be approached by two roads, one up the valley from the coast, and the other over the [Hardknott](/source/Hardknott_Pass) and [Wrynose](/source/Wrynose_Pass) passes from the central Lake District. The latter is England's steepest road and is often closed in winter or during icy weather. The [Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway](/source/Ravenglass_and_Eskdale_Railway), a seasonally operated narrow-gauge steam railway, has its upper terminus at [Dalegarth station](/source/Dalegarth_railway_station), some 5 minutes walk from the village.[1] On the moorland around 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village are five [Bronze Age](/source/Bronze_Age) [stone circles](/source/Stone_circles) known collectively as the [Burnmoor stone circles](/source/Burnmoor_stone_circles) and dating from around 2000 [BCE](/source/BCE). The remains of the [Hardknott Roman Fort](/source/Hardknott_Roman_Fort) are 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east; the fort was occupied for most of the period from the early 2nd to the late 4th centuries.[1][2] In the village there is a watermill dating back to 1547 known as [Eskdale Corn Mill](/source/Eskdale_Corn_Mill). Since the 1970s this has been open to the public as a visitor attraction and showcases original working milling machinery driven by two overshot waterwheels. The mill underwent a £1 million refurbishment in 2019 with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Copeland Community Fund.[1] During the 19th century there was some mining of [hematite](/source/Hematite) [iron ore](/source/Iron_ore) at a number of sites around Boot, including at Nab Gill above the village, Ban Garth just to the west and Gill Force on the other side of the Esk. It was these mines that led to the initial construction of the railway, which at that time terminated in the village and was linked to the mines by branches or [inclines](/source/Cable_railway), but yields proved to be disappointing and all the mines had closed by 1912. Besides the surviving railway, some traces of the mines and connecting railways can be found.[3] The railway is now narrow-gauge and part of the [Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway](/source/Ravenglass_and_Eskdale_Railway), a major tourist attraction in Eskdale. The permanent population of Boot is 10–15, but can rise to between 90 and 120 in summer when the local pubs, [bed-and-breakfasts](/source/Bed-and-breakfast) and holiday cottages are full. The village has two pubs, The Boot Inn (formerly The Burnmoor Inn) and The Brook House Inn, with The Woolpack Inn (incorporating the Hardknott Bar & Cafe) about a mile towards Hardknott Pass. The Woolpack Inn has an adjoined brewery known as Hardknott Brewery. All these businesses survive on fell walkers ([ramblers](/source/Hillwalking)), the passengers of the railway, and holiday-makers from the nearby campsite and cottages.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] On 2 June 2010, Boot became the centre of a search after [a shooting spree](/source/Cumbria_shootings) in [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria). The killer, 52-year-old taxi driver [Derrick Bird](/source/Derrick_Bird), was found dead in woods near Boot after a four-hour manhunt. He killed 12 people and injured 11 others.[4] ## See also - [Cumbria portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Cumbria) - [Listed buildings in Eskdale, Cumbria](/source/Listed_buildings_in_Eskdale%2C_Cumbria) ## References Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Boot, Cumbria](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Boot,_Cumbria). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-oslksw_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-oslksw_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-oslksw_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-oslksw_1-3) *OS Explorer: Map of The Lake District: South-western area* (Map). [Ordnance Survey](/source/Ordnance_Survey). 2015. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780319242452](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780319242452). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Burnmoor Stone Circles"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150617002802/http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/thingstodo/archaeologyvisit/stonecircles). Lake District National Park. Archived from [the original](http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/thingstodo/archaeologyvisit/stonecircles) on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Boot Iron Mines, Eskdale"](https://nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/iron-mining-in-the-british-isles/cumberland-furness-iron-mines/boot-iron-mines-eskdale/). Northern Mine Research Society. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240429142131/https://nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/iron-mining-in-the-british-isles/cumberland-furness-iron-mines/boot-iron-mines-eskdale/) from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC_4-0)** ["Cumbria shooting rampage suspect's 'body found'"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/10214661.stm). *BBC News*. 2 June 2010. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100605115801/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/england/10214661.stm) from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010. 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