Population 483 (2011) Civil parish Matterdale Dialling code 01768 | OS grid reference NY4322 Sovereign state United Kingdom | |
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Matterdale is a civil parish in the Eden District of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 526, reducing to 483 at the 2011 Census.
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Map of Matterdale, Penrith, UK
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'..." (ON=Old Norse; OE=Old English).
References
Matterdale Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA