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]
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[edit]
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[edit]
External links[edit]
- Cumbria County History Trust: Brackenthwaite (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
References[edit]
- ^ "Population statistics Brackenthwaite Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "History of Brackenthwaite, in Allerdale and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Brackenthwaite Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
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