Matterdale

Matterdale
Sheep on Little Mell Fell
Matterdale
Matterdale shown within Cumbria
Population	483 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY4322
Civil parish	Matterdale
District	Eden
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA11
Dialling code	01768
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°35′53″N 2°52′55″W / 54.598°N 2.882°W / 54.598; -2.882Coordinates: 54°35′53″N 2°52′55″W / 54.598°N 2.882°W / 54.598; -2.882

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.

It is the setting for James Rebank's 2015 autobiographical book The Shepherd's Life.

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).

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