Matterdale
Matterdale is a civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 526,[1] reducing to 483 at the 2011 Census.[2]
| Matterdale | |
|---|---|
 Sheep on Little Mell Fell | |
  Matterdale Location within Cumbria | |
| Population | 483 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | NY4322 |
| Civil parish |
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| District |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PENRITH |
| Postcode district | CA11 |
| Dialling code | 01768 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
It is the setting for James Rebank's 2015 autobiographical book The Shepherd's Life.
Etymology
Matterdale "is probably 'the valley where bedstraw grows' from ON 'maðra' (the cognate of OE 'mæddre') and ON 'dalr'..." [3] (ON=Old Norse; OE=Old English).
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See also
References
- Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Eden Retrieved 26 October 2010
- "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- 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)
- Matterdale Community Association (local community online resource)
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