BRACKEN is a hamlet and township in the parish of and 1 mile west from Kilnwick and 6 ½ south-west from Driffield, in the union and county court district of Driffield. The tithe goes to the perpetual curate of Kilnwick. Lady Du Cane is lady of the manor and principal landowner. It consists of one farm of 677 acres; rateable value, £708; the population in 1911 was 22.