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The largest settlement in the parish is '''Dacre Banks''', on the [[River Nidd]], where the church is located.<ref>[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/dacre-holy-trinity/ A Church Near You: Holy Trinity, Dacre Banks]</ref> The village of Dacre lies on higher ground a mile south of Dacre Banks. |
The largest settlement in the parish is '''Dacre Banks''', on the [[River Nidd]], where the church is located.<ref>[http://www.achurchnearyou.com/dacre-holy-trinity/ A Church Near You: Holy Trinity, Dacre Banks]</ref> The village of Dacre lies on higher ground a mile south of Dacre Banks. |
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==Etymology== |
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The name ''Dacre'' is of [[Common Brittonic|Brittonic]] origin and derived from the element ''*dagr'', meaning "tears, weeping" and semantically "damp, moisture, wetness, trickling" (c.f. [[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''dagr'').<ref name="BLITON">{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Alan G. |title=A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence - Guide to the Elements |url=https://spns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Alan_James_Brittonic_Language_in_the_Old_North_BLITON_Volume_II_Dictionary_2019_Edition.pdf |website=Scottish Place Name Society - The common Brittonic Language in the Old North |accessdate=25 October 2018}}</ref> It shares its etymology with the identically-named [[Dacre, Cumbria|Dacre]] in [[Cumbria]].<ref name="BLITON" /> |
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Revision as of 10:52, 4 September 2019
| Dacre | |
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  Dacre Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 764 |
| OS grid reference | SE192608 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HARROGATE |
| Postcode district | HG3 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | 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.
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
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Neighbourhood Statistics
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ A Church Near You: Holy Trinity, Dacre Banks
- ^ 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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