Dacre Beck
Dacre Beck is a small river in Cumberland, sharing a name with the famous little village on its north bank, Dacre.
The beck rises on the north side of Gowbarrow Fell and flows north past Ulcat Row, picking up streams from Lowthwaite and Matterdale End, traversing a valley between Great Mell Fell and Little Mell Fell, before changing its course to eastward at Thackthwaite.
The beck collects more streams at Hutton. From here, Dacre Beck flows past Dacre, with its fallen castle, its ancient church and mysterious stone bears.
The beck is a tributary of the River Eamont, which it joins at Dalemain near Stainton.
The name 'Dacre' appears to come from this stream, not originally from the village: it is from the ancient British language, meaning the trickling one.[1]
Location
- Location map: 54°37’57"N, 2°48’35"W
References
- ↑ Mills, A.D. (2011). A Dictionary of British Place Names (First edition revised 2011 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 145. ISBN 9780199609086.