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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brackenthwaite like this:
BRACKENTHWAITE, a township in Lorton chapelry, Cumberland; between Grisedale-Pike and Lowes water, 5 miles S of Cockermouth r. station. Acres. 2,478. Real property, £1,172. Pop., 1155. Houses, 25.
Brackenthwaite is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brackenthwaite itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brackenthwaite in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1545
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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