Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Brackenthwaite within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Brackenthwaite, township, Brigham par., W. Cumberland, 5 miles S. of Cockermouth, 4395 ac., pop. 118.