St Andrew's Church, Dacre

St Andrew's Church, Dacre
St Andrew's Church, Dacre, from the southwest
St Andrew's Church, Dacre Location in Cumbria
Coordinates: 54°37′55″N 2°50′17″W / 54.6320°N 2.8380°W / 54.6320; -2.8380
OS grid reference	NY 460 266
Location	Dacre, Cumbria
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	St Andrew, Dacre
History
Dedication	Saint Andrew
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	27 December 1967
Architectural type	Church
Style	Norman, Gothic
Specifications
Materials	Sandstone, slate roofs
Administration
Parish	Dacre
Deanery	Penrith
Archdeaconry	Carlisle
Diocese	Carlisle
Province	York

St Andrew's Church is in the village of Dacre, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Penrith, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It stands near to Dacre Castle.

The presence of a monastery on the site was recorded in the 8th and again in the 10th century. The church dates from the 12th century, with additions in the following century. The tower was rebuilt in 1810. Repairs were carried out to the church in 1854, and it was restored in 1874–75.

The church is constructed in sandstone with green slate roofs. Its plan consists of a three-bay nave with a clerestory and north and south aisles, a three-bay chancel with a north vestry, and a west tower. The tower is in three stages, with a west door, above which is the re-used head of a 13th-century two-light window. The bell openings have two lights, and the parapet is battlemented. The parapets of the aisle and nave are also battlemented. In both the north and south walls of the aisles are 19th-century two-light windows, and a 13th-century doorway, the one on the north side being blocked. The clerestory windows also have two lights. The chancel has 12th-century round-headed windows, a priest's door, one 13th-century window, and a 19th-century three-light east window. The two-light window in the vestry contains re-used medieval tracery.