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Coordinates: 54°39′N 2°56′W / 54.65°N 02.93°W / 54.65; -02.93
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Berrier is located in Cumbria
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54°39′N 2°56′W / 54.65°N 02.93°W / 54.65; -02.93

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.[1] The civil parish of Berrier and Murrah existed from 1866 to 1934, Murrah being a nearby hamlet.[2][3]

Etymology

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'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'. " [4]

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References

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  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Mungrisdale Parish (E04002557)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Berrier and Murrah". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ Apperley, Eric. "Berrier and Murrah, 1900 (map)" (PDF). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ Armstrong, A. M.; Mawer, A.; Stenton, F. M.; Dickens, B. (1950). The place-names of Cumberland. English Place-Name Society, vol.xx. Vol. Part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 181.
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