Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Dacre

Dacre, par. and vil., E. Cumberland, on river Dacre, 4½ miles SW. of Penrith, 7397 ac. (99) water), pop. 973; P.O. D. gives the title of baron to the Brand family. In the vicinity of the vil. are the remains of Dacre Castle.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Dacre AP/CP       Cumberland AncC
Place: Dacre

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