Mockerkin Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Mockerkin village centre (geograph 3096472).jpg
Static Image Caption:Mockerkin village centre
Coordinates:54.5958°N -3.4101°W
Official Name:Mockerkin
Civil Parish:Loweswater
Unitary England:Cumberland
Lieutenancy England:Cumbria
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Penrith and Solway
Post Town:COCKERMOUTH
Postcode District:CA13
Postcode Area:CA
Dial Code:01946
Os Grid Reference:NY089232
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Allerdale

Mockerkin is a settlement in the English county of Cumbria. Historically part of Cumberland, it is situated just outside the Lake District National Park.

It lies by road south of Cockermouth., 11.1miles east of Whitehaven, 32.6miles south-west of Carlisle and 48.2miles to the north of Barrow-in-Furness.

The name probably derives from the hill-top of a man called Corcán.[1]

Governance

Mockerkin is within the Penrith and Solway and the North West England European Parliamentary constituency. Trudy Harrison is the Member of parliament.

For the European Parliament residents in Mockerkin voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.[2]

For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.

The village also has its own Parish Council; Loweswater Parish Council, which is part of The Melbreak Communities (comprising the four parishes of Blindbothel, Buttermere, Lorton and Loweswater).[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mills, A.D. . A Dictionary of British Place-Names . 2003 . Oxford University Press . 0-19-852758-6.
  2. Web site: Election Maps . Ordnance Survey . 2010-01-02.
  3. Web site: The Melbreak Communities.