Mockerkin
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| Mockerkin | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mockerkin village centre | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY089232 |
| Location: | 54°35’45"N, 3°24’37"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Cockermouth |
| Postcode: | CA13 |
| Dialling code: | 01946 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Copeland |
Mockerkin is a settlement in Cumberland, standing just outside the Lake District National Park boundary, some six miles south of Cockermouth, and a mile south-east of Ullock.
The name is said to derive from Cumbric words meaning 'Corcán's hilltop, after an otherwise unknown local lord or landowner.[1]
Mockerkin Tarn lies on the west side of the village.
References
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Mockerkin) |
- ↑ Mills, A.D.: 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names' (Oxford University Press, 2003) ISBN 0-19-852758-6
