Matterdale
| Matterdale | |
 Sheep on Little Mell Fell |
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  Matterdale |
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| Population | 526 (2001) |
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| OS grid reference | NY4322 |
| Civil parish | Matterdale |
| District | Eden |
| Shire county | Cumbria |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA11 |
| Dialling code | 01768 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Penrith and The Border |
Coordinates: 54°35′53″N 2°52′55″W / 54.598°N 2.882°W
Matterdale is a civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 526.[1]
Etymology
Matterdale "is probably 'the valley where bedstraw grows' from ON 'maðra' (the cognate of OE 'mæddre') and ON 'dalr'..." [2] (ON=Old Norse; OE=Old English).
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Eden Retrieved 26 October 2010
- ↑ Whaley, Diana (2006). A dictionary of Lake District place-names. Nottingham: English Place-Name Society. pp. lx,423 p.231. ISBN 0904889726.
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Matterdale (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)