OS grid reference NY151221 Country England Post town COCKERMOUTH Shire county Cumbria Dialling code 01900 UK parliament constituency Copeland | Region North West Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district CA13 District Allerdale Civil parish Buttermere, Cumbria | |
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Brackenthwaite is a settlement in Lake District of England. It is situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Cockermouth in the English 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.
For administrative purposes, Brackenthwaite lies within the civil parish of Buttermere, the district of Allerdale, and the county of Cumbria. It is within the Workington constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament, and the North West England constituency of the European Parliament.
Etymology
Bracanethuaite 12th Century.
Old Norse brakni 'bush' and thveit 'assart' (cf. thwaite) like Bregentved (Denmark) and Bracquetuit (Normandy) (cf. Thuit).