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Dacre, North Yorkshire

Coordinates: 54°02′36″N 1°42′29″W / 54.043286°N 1.708030°W / 54.043286; -1.708030
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Dacre
Dacre is located in North Yorkshire
Dacre
Dacre
Location within North Yorkshire
Population764 
OS grid referenceSE192608
Civil parish
  • Dacre
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHARROGATE
Postcode districtHG3
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
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54°02′36″N 1°42′29″W / 54.043286°N 1.708030°W / 54.043286; -1.708030

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 the Providence Chapel and an old single-room schoolhouse which is currently used for community events.

Dacre

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

Etymology

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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]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b 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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