Brackenthwaite, Buttermere
Brackenthwaite is a settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Buttermere, in the unitary authority area of Cumberland, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It is situated some  south of Cockermouth. It should not be confused with the identically named settlement of Brackenthwaite that is situated some  south-east of the town of Wigton in the same county. In 1931 the parish had a population of 89. It is in Lake District and within the Copeland constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament. Prior to Brexit in 2020, it was part of the North West England constituency of the European Parliament. History 
Bracanethuaite 12th Century. Old Norse brakni 'bush' and thveit 'assart' (cf. thwaite) like Bregentved (Denmark) and Bracquetuit (Normandy) (cf. Thuit). Brackenthwaite was formerly a township in Lorton chapelry, from 1866 Brackenthwaite was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1934 and merged with Buttermere. See also

Listed buildings in Buttermere, Cumbria

External links
  Cumbria County History Trust: Brackenthwaite (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)

References 

Villages in Cumbria
Former civil parishes in Cumbria
Buttermere, Cumbria (village)