It is on the edge of the Lake District National Park, and is a couple of miles south of Cockermouth.

[5] Out of the four civil parishes; Buttermere, Lorton and Loweswater, Blindbothel has the smallest population, as the land is mostly for agricultural use.

[17] The former Grant Maintained school, known as 'Paddle School' also offers a nursery class and aims to help children "become independent, confident, self disciplined individuals, proud of their achievements and sensitive to the needs of others"[18] In 1881 the most common occupational order for men was agriculture, where as the women were either domestic or didn't have a specified occupation.

[19] The land used to be mostly for agriculture and there are little services available in Blindbothel even now, so there are a lack of jobs available in the village, as in the 2011 census data, most people are in professional occupations or are Managers, Directors and Senior Officials.

[20] The data also shows that 23 people are retired, so most of the residents of Blindbothel are still economically active.