Human settlement in England
| Berrier | |
|---|---|
 Berrier | |
  BerrierLocation in Eden, CumbriaShow map of the former Eden District BerrierLocation within CumbriaShow map of Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | NY4029 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA11 |
| Dialling code | 017684 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
| 54°39′N 2°56′W / 54.65°N 02.93°W / 54.65; -02.93 | |
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. The civil parish of Berrier and Murrah existed from 1866 to 1934, Murrah being a nearby hamlet.
Etymology
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'."
See also
References
- UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Mungrisdale Parish (E04002557)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- "Berrier and Murrah". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- Apperley, Eric. "Berrier and Murrah, 1900 (map)" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- 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.
External links
Media related to Berrier at Wikimedia Commons- Cumbria County History Trust: Berrier-and-Murrah (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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