Berrier is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is in the civil parish of Mungrisdale, which is made up of eight hamlets and had a population of 297 in the 2011 United Kingdom census.[1] The civil parish of Berrier and Murrah existed from 1866 to 1934, Murrah being a nearby hamlet.[2][3]

Berrier
Berrier
Berrier is located in the former Eden District
Berrier
Berrier
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Berrier is located in Cumbria
Berrier
Berrier
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY4029
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA11
Dialling code017684
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°39′N 2°56′W / 54.65°N 02.93°W / 54.65; -02.93

Etymology

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'Berrier' means 'hill shieling' - from Old English (OE) 'berg', 'hill', and Old Norse (ON)'erg' 'shieling', 'hill pasture'. 'Murrah' is "a compound of OE 'mōr', 'marsh', and ON '(v)rá', 'nook', 'corner'. " [4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Mungrisdale Parish (E04002557)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Berrier and Murrah". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ Apperley, Eric. "Berrier and Murrah, 1900 (map)" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xx. Vol. Part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 181.
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