Berrier

For the surname, see Berrier (surname).

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]

Berrier
Berrier
Berrier Location in Eden, Cumbria Show map of the former Eden District Berrier Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY4029
Civil parish	Mungrisdale
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA11
Dialling code	017684
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Westmorland and Lonsdale
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.65°N 02.93°W / 54.65; -02.93

Toponymy

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]

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Mungrisdale