Dockray, Eden
Dockray (traditionally Dockwray) is a village in the civil parish of Matterdale, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England.[1] In the 2011 census, the parish had 483 residents,[2] roughly an 8% decrease from 526 residents in 2001.[3] Dockray is located approximately eight miles south west of Penrith, and is accessible off of the A5091 road.
Dockray | |
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Hamlet | |
![]() The Royal Hotel in Dockray | |
OS grid reference | NY4322 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PENRITH |
Postcode district | CA11 |
Dialling code | 01768 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
The village is popular among walkers, mostly to Aira Force, and various fells surrounding the village, most notably Gowbarrow Fell. [4] The village has no amenities, aside from the Royal Hotel, a local inn and restaurant.[5]
In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870, Dockwray was described as "a hamlet on the Aira rivulet, adjacent to Matterdale, in Cumberland. It commands a fine view over Ulles-water."[6]
See also
References
- "Dockray (Eden) | Co-Curate". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- "Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- "Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- "#GetOutside: do more in the British Outdoors". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- "Traditional Hotel | Cumbria | Lake District - The Royal at Dockray". www.the-royal-dockray.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- Wilson, John M. (John Marius) (1870). The imperial gazetteer of England and Wales : embracing recent changes in counties, dioceses, parishes, and boroughs: general statistics: postal arrangements: railway systems, &c.; and forming a complete description of the country. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Edinburgh : A. Fullarton.