English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Brackenthwaite

Other OS name in the Parish of Ulpha

Historical Forms

  • Brackenthwate in Ulfay 1664 LowtherW

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Brackenthwate in Ulfay 1664LowtherW . v. braken , þveit .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement