Is Bootle in Liverpool

Answer 1

No, Bootle is not in Liverpool. It is a former county borough which is in the county palatine of Lancashire. In 1974 Bootle lost it's borough status, and rather than be absorbed in to neighbouring Liverpool, it chose to almagamate with other towns in South-West Lancashire to become the newly formed Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. Liverpool has tried twice to annexe Bootle, the last time being in 1908, when there was uproar in the town and the debate was thrown out by parliament. Being so close to Liverpool, Bootle does share some of the characteristics such as the Liverpool accent, however people in Bootle are not scousers. On entering Bootle everything changes though, the lamp-posts, the tarmac, the street signage and speaking to people in the town you can see that they are fiercly proud of their independence from Liverpool. I am from Childwall, Liverpool and proud of it.