Catterlen
Static image nameRoad and house at Catterlen - geograph.org.uk - 996446.jpg
CountryEngland
Coordinates54.683333°N 2.816667°W
Population605
Civil parishCatterlen
Unitary englandWestmorland and Furness
Lieutenancy englandCumbria
RegionNorth West England
Constituency westminsterPenrith and Solway
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA11
Postcode areaCA
Dial code01768
Os grid referenceNY4833

Catterlen is a small village and civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of Penrith, Cumbria. At the 2001 census the civil parish had a population of 471,[1] increasing to 605 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The village is a linear one with the B5305 road dividing it into two. Junction 41 of the M6 motorway is at Catterlen.

The parish of Catterlen also includes the slightly more populous village of Newton Reigny which was a separate parish from 1866 to 1934, previous to 1866 both villages were part of a larger Newton Reigny Parish.

The large house and former pele tower known as Catterlen Hall is closer to Newton Reigny than Catterlen.

Within the parish is Newton Rigg College, which was part of the Yorkshire-based Askham Bryan College.

Catterlen is within the historic county of Cumberland, but it is not governed by the modern unitary authority of Cumberland, being instead part of the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area.

Toponymy

The name Catterlen is Brittonic in origin.[3] The first part of the name is the element cadeir, meaning "throne, chair" (see Chatterton and Chadderton in Lancashire, and Catterton in North Yorkshire).[3] The second element in the name is lẹ:n, whose Welsh equivalent llwyn means "thicket (of small trees and bushes)".[3]

See also

References

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  3. ^ James, Alan. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence". SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.