Braithwaite
Braithwaite is a village in the northern Lake District, in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies just to the west of Keswick and to the east of the Grisedale Pike ridge.
- Type: Village with 342 residents
- Description: village in Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Braithwaite, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights: St Herbert’s Church, Braithwaite and Swinside.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portinscale and Thornthwaite.
Braithwaite
- Category: locality
- Location: Above Derwent, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.6019° or 54° 36′ 7″ north
Longitude
-3.19032° or 3° 11′ 25″ west
Population
342
Elevation
305 feet (93 metres)
Open location code
9C6RJR25+QV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Braithwaite” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Braithwaite”
- Chinese: “佈雷斯韋特”
- Chinese: “布雷斯韦特”
- Dutch: “Braithwaite”
- French: “Braithwaite”
- German: “Braithwaite (Cumbria)”
- German: “Braithwaite”
- Irish: “Braithwaite”
- Japanese: “ブレイスウェイト”
- Polish: “Braithwaite”
- Urdu: “برتھویٹ”
- Welsh: “Braithwaite”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Howend Plantation and The View.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Low Bridge and Braithwaite CofE Primary School.
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