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BRAITHWAITE, a township in Crosthwaite parish, Cumberland; on the Cockermouth and Penrith railway, 3 miles W of Keswick. It has a railway station, a post office under Windermere, and an inn. Pop., 326. Houses, 65. The surface commands splendid prospects. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in lead mines and woollen manufactures.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Crosthwaite Parish Cumberland Ancient County |
| Place: | Braithwaite |
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