English Heritage sites near Dacre Parish
ST MARY'S CHURCH, STUDLEY ROYAL
8 miles from Dacre Parish
This magnificent High Victorian Anglican church was designed in the1870s by the flamboyant architect William Burges, and has been called his 'ecclesiastical masterpiece'.
MARMION TOWER
12 miles from Dacre Parish
The fine 15th-century gatehouse of a vanished riverside manor house, with a beautiful oriel window. The monuments of the manor's Marmion family owners grace the adjacent church.
SPOFFORTH CASTLE
13 miles from Dacre Parish
The ruined hall and chamber of a fortified manor house of the powerful Percy family, dating mainly from the 14th and 15th centuries. Its undercroft is cut into a rocky outcrop.
ALDBOROUGH ROMAN SITE
15 miles from Dacre Parish
Roman mosaic pavements line the remains of this once northern tribal capital, set amid a peaceful Victorian garden.
MIDDLEHAM CASTLE
17 miles from Dacre Parish
Middleham Castle is a fascinating place to visit in the Yorkshire Dales. Once the childhood home of Richard III, relive the Castle's illustrious history and unlock the deeds of its great owners.
EASBY ABBEY
24 miles from Dacre Parish
In a beautiful setting by the River Swale, Easby can be reached via a pleasant walk from Richmond Castle.
Churches in Dacre Parish
Dacre Banks: Holy Trinity
MAIN ROAD
Dacre Banks
(01423) 780262
Built in 1837, the foundation stone laid on 11th February, and the first service held on 24th September of the same year. The Bishop of Ripon consecrated the Church in January 1838.
The Church school, Dacre Braithwaite was built in 1840, when Matthew Wilson left money to found a school. It is still connected to Holy Trinity.
The design is simple and the outside appearance has not changed except for the removal of a wooden spire which originally topped the tower.
Thornthwaite: St Saviour
Thornthwaite
Thornthwaite near Dacre
Harrogate
(01423) 780262
Part of the Church of England Parish of ‘Dacre with Hartwith and Darley with Thornthwaite’, St Saviour’s (formerly St Osythe’s), Thornthwaite is the “mother church” of the parish, there having been a church here since perhaps AD 1409; standing as it does above the pack horse bridge on the monks’ route between Fountains and Bolton abbeys.
The delightful building now in place has served this local community since AD 1810, and currently provides for our small regular Sunday morning congregations. We meet at 6.30pm on the First Sunday of each month for Evensong (3pm Nov. to Mar.); at 11.00am on the Second & Fourth Sunday for Holy Communion.
The church is available each day for your own private prayer and worship, and we strongly encourage you to visit this quiet, simple little gem in the heart of the Dale. You will be very welcome in our worship or in your own time and prayer.
Should you have any questions or enquiries, please contact us. There is a Loop Induction system in the building.
Pubs in Dacre Parish
Royal Oak Inn
Oak Lane, Dacre Banks, HG3 4EN
(01423) 780200
the-royaloak-dacre.co.uk