Soulby, Dacre

Human settlement in England
  • Dacre
District
  • Eden
Shire county
  • Cumbria
Region
  • North West
CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townPENRITHPostcode districtCA11Dialling code017684PoliceCumbriaFireCumbriaAmbulanceNorth West UK Parliament
  • Penrith and The Border
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UK
England
Cumbria
54°37′05″N 2°50′02″W / 54.618°N 2.834°W / 54.618; -2.834

Soulby is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dacre, near the villages of Dacre and Pooley Bridge and the A592 road, in the Eden district, in the English county of Cumbria. In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 it had a population of 66.[1] The name "Soulby" means "village near the fork or joining of two rivers".[2]

References

  1. ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for SOULBY". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Soulby (Penrith)". The Cumbria Directory. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  • Philip's Street Atlas (page 84)

External links

  • Cumbria County History Trust: Dacre (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
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