Dacre, North Yorkshire

Dacre
Dacre
Dacre shown within North Yorkshire
Population 764 
OS grid reference SE192608
Civil parish
  • Dacre
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HARROGATE
Postcode district HG3
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber

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

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.

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

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