Dacre, North Yorkshire

Dacre is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, it is 5 miles south of Pateley Bridge. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 658,[1] increasing to 764 at the 2011 Census.[2] The village is situated on the crest of a hill overlooking the River Nidd. Infrastructure of the village includes a small chapel and an old single-room schoolhouse which is currently used for community events.

Dacre

Dacre
Dacre
Location within North Yorkshire
Population764 
OS grid referenceSE192608
Civil parish
  • Dacre
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHARROGATE
Postcode districtHG3
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

The largest settlement in the parish is Dacre Banks, on the River Nidd, where the church is located.[3] The village of Dacre lies on higher ground a mile south of Dacre Banks.

Etymology

The name Dacre is of Brittonic origin and derived from the element *dagr, meaning "tears, weeping" and semantically "damp, moisture, wetness, trickling" (c.f. Welsh dagr).[4] It shares its etymology with the identically-named Dacre in Cumbria.[4]

References
  1. Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics
  2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. A Church Near You: Holy Trinity, Dacre Banks
  4. James, Alan G. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence - Guide to the Elements" (PDF). Scottish Place Name Society - The common Brittonic Language in the Old North. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

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