Brackenthwaite
BRACKENTHWAITE, a township, in the parish of Lorton, union of Cockermouth, Allerdale ward above Derwent, W. division of Cumberland, 8½ miles (W. by S.) from Keswick; containing 116 inhabitants. The neighbourhood abounds with beautiful and picturesque scenery.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858.