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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stainmore like this:
STAINMORE, a township-chapelry in Brough parish, Westmoreland; 2 miles W of Barras r. station, and 3¼ ESE of Brough. Post town, Brough, under Penrith. Real property, £5,148; of which £347 are in mines. Pop. in 1851, 549; in 1861, 672. Houses, 122. The property is much subdivided. ...
S. Forest extends into Kirkby-Stephen and Bowes parishes; includes Black hill, 1,500 feet high: is traversed by Watling-street; and contains Rey-Cross and a Roman camp. Lead ore, coal, and freestone, are found. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £119. Patron, Sir R. Tufton, Bart. The church was recently rebuilt. There are an endowed school with £68 a year, and charities £13.
Stainmore 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 Stainmore itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stainmore, in Westmorland and Furness and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2845
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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