Brackenthwaite | |
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OS grid reference | NY151221 |
Civil parish | |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | COCKERMOUTH |
Postcode district | CA13 |
Dialling code | 01900 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Brackenthwaite is a settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Buttermere, in the unitary authority area of Cumberland, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Cockermouth. It should not be confused with the identically named settlement of Brackenthwaite that is situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of the town of Wigton in the same county. In 1931 the parish had a population of 89. [1]
It is in Lake District and within the Copeland constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament. Prior to Brexit in 2020, it was part of the North West England constituency of the European Parliament. [2]
Bracanethuaite 12th Century.
Old Norse brakni 'bush' and thveit ' assart' (cf. thwaite) like Bregentved ( Denmark) and Bracquetuit ( Normandy) (cf. Thuit). [3]
Brackenthwaite was formerly a township in Lorton chapelry, [4] from 1866 Brackenthwaite was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1934 and merged with Buttermere. [5]