Bootle Village Wellbeing Walk
A former 14th- century market town.
We start at the carpark opposite the medieval church of St Michael’s with its font dating back to approximately 1535.
We then proceed to walk down Church Lane with graveyard on the right. Passing the old police house and at Lane house corner of Chapel Lane turning left at the junction with Chapel Lane and walk back towards Main Street, stopping at the lane that goes past the surgery.
Here we walk up the lane between the field with a great view of Black Combe. Stopping where the road inclines towards the farm. Here we turn and walk back to and continuing up Chapel street to Main Street.
As we walk up this part of chapel street we will pass the chapel which dates back to 1780’s
Turning left on to Main Street and heading back towards town head. Passing the grade 2 Captain Shaw's Primary School.
As we walk down Main Street we pass the old bank on the left and the old court house on the right.
As we arrive back at the church we pass the Grade ll stone cross of 1897 that replaces a much earlier cross served as a focal point within the village, which is a historic market town with a 1347