Dacre, Cumbria

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Dacre is a small village in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England.

Dacre is situated about seven miles east of Penrith and contains one pub and the ruins of an ancient castle. Nearby is the well known small stately home of Dalemain. Dacre Beck is a major tribuatary of the River Eamont.

Although Dacre is a small place in itself its civil parish is quite large and includes the villages and hamlets of Stainton, Redhills, Newbiggin, and Great Blencow. Stainton is by far the largest place in the parish and is virtually a suburb of Penrith. Redhills is also home to a Little Chef restaurant and the Penrith Golf Driving Range.

In the middle ages the parish formed part of the Barony of Greystoke. The Rheged Discovery Centre is at Slapestones between Stainton and Redhills.

The Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway had a station at Newbiggin but was called Blencow Station to avoid confusion with Newbiggin station on the Settle to Carlisle Railway.

The Dacre name is still present in nearby Ulverston Cumbria with legendary Rugby league player Stuart Dacre heralding from the town.