Darley, North Yorkshire

Darley is a linear village in Nidderdale in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The population as at the 2011 Census is 1,332 and is included in the civil parish of Darley and Menwith. The village extends for 1 mile east from a junction with the B6451 road. The western end of the village is known as Darley Head and the eastern end as The Holme. Darley has won many local and national 'Britain in Bloom' awards.

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Darley railway station

Darley railway station served the village of Darley, North Yorkshire, England from 1864 to 1951 on the Nidd Valley Railway.

Darley Mill

Darley Mill is a historic building in Darley, North Yorkshire, a village in England. There has been a watermill on the site since the 17th century, but the current building dates from around 1800. The breastshot waterwheel dates from 1874. The building operated as a corn mill until the 1960s. In the 1980s, it was converted into a restaurant and shop, which was later taken over by the Yorkshire Linen Company. In 2016, the company closed, and the property was disused for several years. In 2018, planning permission was granted for its conversion into 13 houses, but this did no go ahead. Instead, in 2022, it was converted into nine houses, with 11 more constructed in the grounds. A mill consists of a range of buildings in gritstone with stone slate roofs. They comprise an engine house with two storeys and four bays, the mill building with three storeys, six bays, a projecting two-storey porch and a loading bay wing with two round arches, and a barn and byres of five bays. At the rear is a large waterwheel, and a truncated chimney with a square base and a moulded base to a circular shaft about 10 metres (33 ft) high. Inside, there are cast iron columns and crossbeams, and there are unusual king post and queen post roofs. Some of the machinery survives, on the ground and first floors. The building has been grade II listed since 1987.

Dacre, North Yorkshire

Dacre is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, located 5 miles south of Pateley Bridge. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 658, increasing to 764 at the 2011 Census. The village is situated on the crest of a hill overlooking the River Nidd. Infrastructure of the village includes the Providence Chapel and an old single-room schoolhouse which is currently used for community events. The largest settlement in the parish is Dacre Banks, on the River Nidd, where Holy Trinity Church is located. The village of Dacre lies on higher ground a mile south of Dacre Banks. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.

Providence Chapel, Dacre

Providence Chapel is a place of worship in Dacre, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The chapel was opened on 27 September 1827, as an independent congregationalist church. It cost £280 to construct, and could seat approximately 400 worshippers. The building was renovated in 1896, from which time date most of the fixtures and fittings. In 1972, the chapel affiliated to the new United Reformed Church. In 1984, Salem Chapel in Pateley Bridge closed, and its congregation transferred to Providence Chapel. The building was grade II listed in 1986. The chapel is built of stone on a plinth with a purple slate roof. It has two storeys, and the entrance front facing the street has two bays and a coped gable with a band at the eaves level. In the centre is a doorway with a stone surround and tie stones, and above it is a stone plaque with a moulded surround, an inscription and the date. In the upper storey are two rectangular recesses with lintels and sills. On the sides are windows in the lower storeys and blind recesses above.