Oldest House in Bootle
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Oldest House in Bootle
Image: © Sue Adair Taken: 20 Feb 2007
This little house near the junction of Merton Road with Hawthorne Road is the oldest house in Bootle. The adjacent more modern house, now used as a solicitors, is dated 1773. The name Bootle comes from the Anglo Saxon "Bold" or "Botle" meaning a dwelling, it is mentioned in the Domesday Book and Merton Road was an ancient route from the shore to Walton-on-the-Hill. Bootle was originally a small rural hamlet built near the 'sand hills' or dunes of the river estuary with an abundant supply of fresh water from its springs. The settlement began to grow as a bathing resort for wealthy residents of Liverpool in the early 19th century.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.448598
Longitude
-2.984697