In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stainton like this:

STAINTON, a township in Stanwix parish, Cumberland; on the river Eden, 1½ mile NW of Carlisle. Acres, 585. Real property, £1,281; of which £25 are in fisheries. Pop., 63. Houses, 12.

Stainton through time

Stainton is now part of CUMBERLAND Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CUMBERLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stainton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stainton in Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25945

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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