Catterlen

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Catterlen

| static_image_name = Road and house at Catterlen - geograph.org.uk - 996446.jpg

| static_image_caption = Catterlen with rainbow

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.683333|-2.816667|display=inline,title}}

| population = 605

| population_ref = (2011)

| civil_parish = Catterlen

|unitary_england= Westmorland and Furness

|lieutenancy_england= Cumbria

| region = North West England

| constituency_westminster = Penrith and Solway

| post_town = PENRITH

| postcode_district = CA11

| postcode_area = CA

| dial_code = 01768

| os_grid_reference = NY4833

}}

Catterlen is a small village and civil parish {{convert|3|mi|km}} north west of Penrith, Cumbria. At the 2001 census the civil parish had a population of 471,{{NOMIS2001|id=16UF013|title=Catterlen Parish|access-date=3 April 2021}} increasing to 605 at the 2011 Census.{{NOMIS2011|id=E04002522|title=Catterlen Parish|access-date=3 April 2021}}

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

The parish of Catterlen also includes the slightly more populous village of Newton Reigny 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 Newton Rigg College, which was part of the Yorkshire-based Askham Bryan College.