Brackenthwaite, Westward
Introduction '''Brackenthwaite''' is a settlement situated some  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  south of Cockermouth in the same county.For administrative purposes, Brackenthwaite lies within the civil parish of Westward, the  Cumberland unitary authority area, and the county of Cumbria. It is within the Penrith and The Border constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament. Prior to Brexit in 2020 it was part of the North West England constituency of the European Parliament.
Etymology ''Bracanethuaite'' 12th Century. Old Norse ''brakni'' 'bush' and ''thveit'' 'assart' like Bregentved (Denmark) and Bracquetuit (Normandy).
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