Catterlen is a small village and civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of Penrith, Cumbria. At the 2001 census the civil parish had a population of 471, increasing to 605 at the 2011 Census.
Toponymy
The name Catterlen is Brittonic in origin. The first part of the name is the element cadeir, meaning "throne, chair" (see Chatterton and Chadderton in Lancashire, and Catterton in North Yorkshire). The second element in the name is lẹ:n, whose Welsh equivalent llwyn means "thicket (of small trees and bushes)". ==See also==