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.
Additional information about this locality is available for Dacre
Stainton through time
Stainton is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stainton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stainton, in Eden and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25946
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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