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{{short description|Town in Merseyside, England}} {{About|the town in Merseyside|the village in Cumbria|Bootle, Cumbria|other uses|Bootle (disambiguation)}} {{Use British English|date=March 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox UK place |official_name = Bootle |static_image_name = Bootle Town Hall 2020-1.jpg |static_image_caption = Bootle Town Hall (2020) |type = Town |civil_parish = Bracebridge Heath |unitary_england = [[Metropolitan Borough of Sefton|Sefton]] |lieutenancy_england = [[Merseyside]] |metropolitan_borough = [[Metropolitan Borough of Sefton|Sefton]] |metropolitan_county = [[Merseyside]] |country = England |region = North West England |shire_county = [[Lancashire]] |shire_district = [[Metropolitan Borough of Sefton|Sefton]] |parts_type = Districts of the town |p1 = [[Aintree]] (Village) |p2 = [[Ford, Merseyside|Ford]] |p3 = [[Kirkdale, Liverpool|Kirkdale]] (Part) |p4 = [[Litherland]] (Town) |p5 = [[Netherton, Merseyside|Netherton]] |p6 = [[Orrell, Merseyside|Orrell]] |p7 = [[Orrell Park]] (Part) |p8 = [[Seaforth, Merseyside|Seaforth]] |p9 = [[Waterloo, Merseyside|Waterloo]] |area_total_sq_mi = |area_total_km2 = |population = 51,394 |population_ref = (2011)<ref name=2011census/> |coordinates = {{coord|53.4457|-2.9891|display=inline,title}} |os_grid_reference = SJ340944 |london_distance_mi = 179.78 |london_direction = SE |post_town = BOOTLE |postcode_area = L |postcode_district = L20, L30 |dial_code = 0151 |constituency_westminster = [[Bootle (UK Parliament constituency)|Bootle]] |website = [https://www.sefton.gov.uk/ Sefton Council] }} '''Bootle''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|Λ|b|uΛ|t|Ιl|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Bootle.wav}}) is a town in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Sefton]], [[Merseyside]], England, which had a population of 51,394 in 2011;<ref name=2011census>{{cite news |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-england-northwestengland.php?adm2id=E11000002 |title=Merseyside: Settlements|website=CityPopulation |access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref> the wider [[Bootle (UK Parliament constituency)|Parliamentary constituency]] had a population of 98,449. It is part of the [[Liverpool City Region]].<ref name="Liverpool City Region">{{cite web |title= Liverpool City Region |publisher = Office for National Statistics |url=https://explore-local-statistics.beta.ons.gov.uk/areas/E47000004-liverpool-city-region |access-date=26 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-city-region-explained-how-19427821 |title=Liverpool City Region explained and how it's different to Merseyside |date=28 December 2020 |publisher=Liverpool Echo |access-date=26 October 2024}}</ref> Historically part of [[Lancashire]], Bootle's proximity to the Irish Sea and the industrial city of Liverpool to the south saw it grow rapidly in the 1800s, first as a dormitory town for wealthy merchants, and then as a centre of commerce and industry in its own right following the arrival of the railway and the expansion of the docks and shipping industries. The subsequent population increase was fuelled heavily by Irish migration. The town was heavily damaged in [[World War II]] with air raids against the port and other industrial targets. Post-war economic success in the 1950s and 1960s gave way to a downturn, precipitated by a reduction in the significance of [[Liverpool Docks]] internationally, and changing levels of industrialisation, coupled with the development of modern suburbs and the expansion of industries into the Merseyside hinterlands. By the 1980s, there had been a sharp spike in unemployment and population decline. Large-scale renewal projects have begun to help regenerate the local economy.
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