Brackenthwaite is a settlement situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of the town of Wigton in the English county of Cumbria. It should not be confused with the identically named settlement of Brackenthwaite that is situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Cockermouth in the same county.

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 referenceNY2946
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGTON
Postcode districtCA7
Dialling code01697
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°48′N 3°06′W / 54.80°N 03.10°W / 54.80; -03.10

For administrative purposes, Brackenthwaite lies within the civil parish of Westward, the Cumberland unitary authority area, and the county of Cumbria. It is within the Penrith and The Border constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament. Prior to Brexit in 2020 it was part of the North West England constituency of the European Parliament.[1]

Etymology

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Bracanethuaite 12th Century. Old Norse brakni 'bush' and thveit 'assart' like Bregentved (Denmark) and Bracquetuit (Normandy).[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  2. ^ Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de la Seine-Maritime, François de Beaurepaire, éditions Picard 1979. Published with the support of the CNRS.
  3. ^ English Place-Names Elements, Albert Hugh Smith, Cambridge Mass. 1972.