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 through time
Brackenthwaite is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brackenthwaite itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brackenthwaite, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1545
Date accessed: 01st May 2024
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