Stainton, Dacre

Human settlement in England
  • Dacre
District
  • Eden
Shire county
  • Cumbria
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  • North West
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  • Penrith and The Border
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England
Cumbria
54°38′35″N 2°47′56″W / 54.643°N 2.799°W / 54.643; -2.799

Stainton is a village near the A66, in the parish of Dacre, in the Eden district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a few miles away from the market town of Penrith. It is in the parish of Dacre, although it is larger than Dacre. It has a Methodist church[1] and a primary school.[2] In 2019 the built-up area had an estimated population of 758.[3] In 1870-72 the township had a population of 330.[4]

See also

  • iconCumbria portal

References

  1. ^ "Stainton Methodist Church". Penrith Methodist Church. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Home". Stainton C of E Primary School. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Stainton". City Population De. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ "History of Stainton, in Eden and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  • Philip's Street Atlas Cumbria

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stainton, Eden.
  • Cumbria County History Trust: Dacre (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20110927181615/http://www.axcis.co.uk/schools-directory/Stainton-CE-Primary-School/43428
  • Lake District Walks


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