Branthwaite, Cumberland
Historical Description
Branthwaite, a township with a railway station, in Dean parish, Cumberland, on the Cleator railway, 5 miles SE of Workington. Stone is quarried, and there are paper mills, and a Methodist chapel.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Cumberland | |
| Civil parish | Dean | |
| Poor Law union | Cockermouth | |
| Ward | Allerdale above Derwent |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Branthwaite from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Branthwaite)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.