Soulby, Dacre

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]

Soulby
Bridleway to the River Eamont from Soulby
Soulby is located in the former Eden District
Soulby
Soulby
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Soulby is located in Cumbria
Soulby
Soulby
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY461250
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPENRITH
Postcode districtCA11
Dialling code017684
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

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)


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