Bothel and Threapland is a civil parish in Cumbria, England, just outside the Lake District National Park.

The small parish of Bothel and Threapland has dated recorded in local Cumberland libraries dating back to Roman times with the Roman fort of Caermont nearby.

The location of Bothel has it perched on top of a hill with "stunning views of Solway Firth" which is suggested from the Parish History Council had great Medieval Views and created an impeccable viewpoint for incoming invasions.

Many buildings have been standing in the area whilst housing development has gone up and dates back to the 1500s with the oldest buildings being an endowed school, village hall and the local Inn called "The Greyhound".

It is situated 1.8 miles west of Bothel and comprises 3 farm steadings, a riding centre and also a listed building.

There was a period of time between 1871 and 1971, where the parish saw a decline of population from 495 to its lowest of 284, this could be explained through different events of the change of boundaries, people moving to larger towns and cities or incidents of deaths from war.

[11] The economic build up of Bothel and Threapland has a diverse mix of rural and urban businesses.

It consists of 8 turbines and provides power first to Bothel and Threpland then to the rest of the Cumberland county.

There is a build up of people who work from home of 18% so the rest of the 82% use own cars or public transport.