Brackenthwaite, Buttermere

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]

Brackenthwaite
Brackenthwaite is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Brackenthwaite
Brackenthwaite
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Brackenthwaite is located in Cumbria
Brackenthwaite
Brackenthwaite
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY151221
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOCKERMOUTH
Postcode districtCA13
Dialling code01900
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

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]

History

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]

See also

References
  1. "Population statistics Brackenthwaite Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  3. François de Beaurepaire, Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de la Seine-Maritime, éditions Picard 1979. Published with the support of the CNRS. p. 52.
  4. "History of Brackenthwaite, in Allerdale and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. "Relationships and changes Brackenthwaite Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 December 2021.


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