Berrier Explained

Country:	England
Static Image:	Berrier, Cumbria - geograph.org.uk - 1214693.jpg
Static Image Caption:	Berrier
Coordinates:	54.65°N -2.93°W
Official Name:	Berrier
Civil Parish:	Mungrisdale
Shire District:	Eden
Shire County:	Cumbria
Region:	North West England
Constituency Westminster:	Penrith and The Border
Post Town:	PENRITH
Postcode District:	CA11
Postcode Area:	CA
Dial Code:	017684
Os Grid Reference:	NY4029
Pushpin Map:	United Kingdom Eden
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Eden, Cumbria

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.^{[1] [2]}

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'. " ^[3]

See also

• Listed buildings in Mungrisdale

External links

• • Cumbria County History Trust: Berrier-and-Murrah (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Berrier and Murrah . Vision of Britain . 31 December 2021.
2. Web site: Apperley . Eric . Berrier and Murrah, 1900 (map) . 31 December 2021.
3. Book: Armstrong, A. M.. Mawer. A.. Stenton. F. M.. Dickens. B.. The place-names of Cumberland. Part 1. English Place-Name Society, vol.xx. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1950. 181.