Mockerkin is a settlement in the English county of Cumbria. Historically part of Cumberland, it is situated just outside the Lake District National Park.
| Mockerkin | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Mockerkin village centre | |
| OS grid reference | NY089232 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | COCKERMOUTH |
| Postcode district | CA13 |
| Dialling code | 01946 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
It lies by road 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Cockermouth., 11.1 miles (18 km) east of Whitehaven, 32.6 miles (52 km) south-west of Carlisle and 48.2 miles (78 km) to the north of Barrow-in-Furness.
The name probably derives from the hill-top of a man called Corcán.[1]
Governance
editMockerkin is within the Penrith and Solway and the North West England European Parliamentary constituency. Trudy Harrison is the Member of parliament.
For the European Parliament residents in Mockerkin voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.[2]
For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area.
The village also has its own Parish Council; Loweswater Parish Council, which is part of The Melbreak Communities (comprising the four parishes of Blindbothel, Buttermere, Lorton and Loweswater).[3]
References
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- ^ Mills, A.D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-852758-6.
- ^ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "The Melbreak Communities".
External links
edit- Cumbria County History Trust: Loweswater (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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