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Branthwaite
Branthwaite
	The Wild Duck public house, Branthwaite
	Branthwaite Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Branthwaite Location within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY058248
Civil parish	Dean;
Unitary authority	Cumberland;
Ceremonial county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WORKINGTON
Postcode district	CA14
Dialling code	01900
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Copeland;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°36′36″N 3°27′29″W / 54.610°N 3.458°W

Branthwaite is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. The hamlet is approximately 5 mi (8 km) from Workington and 7 mi (11 km) from Cockermouth. It is located just outside the Lake District National Park. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 281.^[1]

Amenities

Branthwaite has few amenities, there is one public house, The Wild Duck. The River Marron runs through Branthwaite. There is a former trout farm. There is also a former mill, which is now home to the local motor engineering business.

Branthwaite Hall is an old peel tower that is in between Branthwaite and Dean.

Governance

Branthwaite is in the parliamentary constituency of Copeland, Trudy Harrison is the Member of Parliament.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.

Branthwaite does not have its own parish council, instead it is part of Dean Parish Council, which also covers villages of Dean, Deanscales, Eaglesfield, Pardshaw and Ullock.^[2]

Notable people

Malcolm Wilson (born 1956), rally driver and rally-team owner

References

^ "History of Branthwaite, in Allerdale and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Dean Parish Council".

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Dean (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)

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[1] "History of Branthwaite, in Allerdale and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[2] "Dean Parish Council".

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