Mockerkin

Mockerkin
Mockerkin village centre
Mockerkin is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Mockerkin
Mockerkin
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Mockerkin is located in Cumbria
Mockerkin
Mockerkin
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY089232
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCOCKERMOUTH
Postcode districtCA13
Dialling code01946
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°35′45″N 3°24′37″W / 54.595837°N 3.410139°W / 54.595837; -3.410139

Mockerkin is a settlement in the English county of Cumbria. Historically part of Cumberland, it is situated just outside the Lake District National Park.

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]

  1. ^ Mills, A.D. (2003). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-852758-6.