Rottington
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Rottington is a hamlet and former civil parish which is from Whitehaven; now in the parish of St Bees, Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It has a population of 51.
== History == The name "Rottington" comes from a farm or settlement connected with Rot(t)a. In 1762 the area became the property of Sir James Lowther. Rottington was a township in the parish of St Bees, in 1866 Rottington became a civil parish in its own right. On 1 April 1934 the parishes of Preston Quarter and Sandwith were merged into Rottington and Whitehaven. In 1961 the parish had a population of 92. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished and merged with St Bees.
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