In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Braithwaite like this:
BRAITHWAITE, a township in Crosthwaite parish, Cumberland; on the Cockermouth and Penrith railway, 3 miles W of Keswick. It has a railway station, a post office under Windermere, and an inn. Pop., 326. Houses, 65. The surface commands splendid prospects. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in lead mines and woollen manufactures.
Additional information about this locality is available for Crosthwaite
Braithwaite through time
Braithwaite is now part of Allerdale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Allerdale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Braithwaite itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Braithwaite, in Allerdale and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25886
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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