In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Braithwaite like this:

BRAITHWAITE, Mid Cumberland. See Middlesceugh-with-Braithwaite.

Braithwaite through time

Braithwaite is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Braithwaite itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Braithwaite, in Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26343

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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