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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stainton like this:
STAINTON, a township in Dacre parish, Cumberland; on the river Eamont, 2 miles SW of Penrith It has a post-office under Penrith. Real property, £3,041; of which £37 are in quarries. Pop., 330. Houses, 69.
Stainton is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS 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 Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25946
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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