Brackenthwaite, Westward Parish, Cumbria

Brackenthwaite
Brackenthwaite  Brackenthwaite shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY2946
Civil parish	Westward
District	Allerdale
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	01697
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
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Coordinates: 54°48′N 3°06′W / 54.80°N 03.10°W

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.

For administrative purposes, Brackenthwaite lies within the civil parish of Westward, the district of Allerdale, and the county of Cumbria. It is within the Penrith and The Border constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament, and the North West England constituency of the European Parliament.^[1]

Etymology

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

References

1. "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
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.