Berrier

For the surname, see Berrier (surname).

Berrier
Berrier Berrier shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY4029
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
List of places UK England Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°39′N 2°56′W / 54.65°N 02.93°W / 54.65; -02.93

Berrier is a hamlet in Cumbria, England.

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'. " ^[1]

References

↑ Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xx. 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)