Catterlen is a small village and civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) north west of Penrith, Cumbria

Penrith, Cumbria

Penrith was an urban district between 1894 and 1974, when it was merged into Eden District.The authority's area was coterminous with the civil parish of Penrith although when the council was abolished Penrith became an unparished area....

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The village is a linear one with the B5305 road dividing it into two. Junction 41 of the M6 motorway

M6 motorway

The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby via Birmingham then heads north, passing Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester, Preston, Carlisle and terminating at the Gretna junction . Here, just short of the Scottish border it becomes the A74 which continues to...

 is at Catterlen.

The parish of Catterlen also includes the slightly more populous village of Newton Reigny

Newton Reigny

Newton Reigny is a village in the Eden District, in the English county of Cumbria, near the town of Penrith....

 which was a separate parish from 1866 to 1934, previous to 1866 both villages were part of a larger Newton Reigny Parish.

The large house and former pele tower known as Catterlen Hall is closer to Newton Reigny than Catterlen.

Within the parish is the Newton Rigg or Penrith campus of the University of Cumbria

University of Cumbria

The University of Cumbria is a university in Cumbria, England. Its headquarters are in Carlisle. and other major campuses are at Lancaster, Ambleside and Penrith. It was established in 2007, with roots extending back to the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts established in 1822 and...

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