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词条 Brackenthwaite, Buttermere Parish, Cumbria
释义

  1. Etymology

  2. See also

  3. References

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|shire_district= Allerdale
|shire_county= Cumbria
|region= North West England
|constituency_westminster= Copeland
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Brackenthwaite is a settlement in Lake District of England. It is situated some {{convert|6|mi}} south of Cockermouth in the English county of Cumbria. It should not be confused with the identically named settlement of Brackenthwaite that is situated some {{convert|3|mi}} south-east of the town of Wigton in the same county.

For administrative purposes, Brackenthwaite lies within the civil parish of Buttermere, the district of Allerdale, and the county of Cumbria. It is within the Copeland constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament, and the North West England constituency of the European Parliament.[1]

Etymology

Bracanethuaite 12th Century.

Old Norse brakni 'bush' and thveit 'assart' (cf. thwaite) like Bregentved (Denmark) and Bracquetuit (Normandy) (cf. Thuit).[2]

See also

{{portal|Cumbria}}
  • Listed buildings in Buttermere, Cumbria

References

1. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.election-maps.co.uk/electmaps.jsf | title = Election Maps | publisher = Ordnance Survey | accessdate = 2010-01-02}}
2. ^François de Beaurepaire, Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de la Seine-Maritime, éditions Picard 1979. Published with the support of the CNRS. p. 52.
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2 : Villages in Cumbria|Allerdale

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