Brackenthwaite
Brackenthwaite is a settlement situated some 3 miles south-east of the town of Wigton in the English county of Cumbria. It should not be confused with the identically named settlement of Brackenthwaite that is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth in the same county.- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Westward, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Brackenthwaite, Westward”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church and Royal Oak Inn.
Royal Oak Inn
Pub
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Oak Inn is a pub, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Brackenthwaite.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crofton and Micklethwaite.
Crofton
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crofton is an area of Thursby, Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is 6.4 miles west-southwest of Carlisle. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 105. Crofton is situated 2½ miles north of Brackenthwaite.
Micklethwaite
Hamlet
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Micklethwaite is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, close to the Lake District. It is situated to the north east of Wigton. Micklethwaite is situated 2½ miles north of Brackenthwaite.
Wigton
Town
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wigton is a market town in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It lies just outside the Lake District. Wigton is at the centre of the Solway Plain, between the Caldbeck Fells and the Solway coast. Wigton is situated 3 miles northwest of Brackenthwaite.
Brackenthwaite
- Category: village
- Location: Westward, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.80776° or 54° 48′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.09794° or 3° 5′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C6RRW52+4ROpenStreetMap ID
node 5132683224OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q4953683
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Brackenthwaite” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Brackenthwaite, Westward Parish, Cumbria”
- Irish: “Brackenthwaite, Westward Parish”
- Welsh: “Brackenthwaite, Plwyf Westward, Cumbria”
- Welsh: “Brackenthwaite”
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