Dacre

Places of Interest

Dacre Castle

Castle

Photo: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dacre Castle is a moated tower house in the village of Dacre, 4 miles south-west of Penrith, Cumbria, England. It was constructed in the mid-14th century, probably by Margaret Multon, against the background of the threat of Scottish invasion and raids, and was held in the Dacre family until the 17th century.

Dalemain

Photo: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dalemain is a country house around five miles southwest of Penrith in Cumbria, England. It is a Grade I listed building. Dalemain sits within the Lake District National Park.

St Andrew’s Church, Dacre

Church

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Andrew's Church is in the village of Dacre, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Penrith, the archdeaconry of Penrith, and the diocese of Carlisle.

Places in the Area

Penrith

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Penrith is a market town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is less than 3 miles outside the Lake District National Park and about 17 miles south of Carlisle.

Stainton

Village

Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stainton is a village near the A66, in the parish of Dacre, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a few miles away from the market town of Penrith.

Greystoke

Village

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greystoke is a village and civil parish on the edge of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England, about 4 miles west of Penrith. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 642, increasing marginally to 654 at the 2011 Census. Greystoke is situated 3 miles northwest of Dacre.

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