Brackenthwaite, Buttermere
Brackenthwaite is a settlement and former civil parish in Lake District of England. It is situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Cockermouth in the county of Cumbria. 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]
For administrative purposes, Brackenthwaite lies within the civil parish of Buttermere, the district of Allerdale, and the county of Cumbria. It is 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
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Brackenthwaite (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
References
- ^ "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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