Stainton, south Cumbria

This article is about the village near Kendal. For the village near Dalton-in-Furness, see Stainton with Adgarley. For Stainton near Ullswater, see Stainton, Dacre.

Stainton
Stainton cross
Stainton is located in Cumbria
Stainton
Stainton
Location within Cumbria
Population313 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSD522859
Civil parish
  • Stainton
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKENDAL
Postcode districtLA8
Dialling code015395
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Cumbria
54°15′59″N 2°43′57″W / 54.2664°N 2.7325°W / 54.2664; -2.7325

Stainton is a village and a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is near the village of Sedgwick and the town of Kendal. Killington reservoir runs alongside the parish of Stainton and the village is near the A590 road.

In the 19th century John Bartholomew described Stainton as follows:

"Stainton, township and vil., Heversham par., Westmorland, in S. of co.- township, 1735 ac., pop. 388; vil., 4 miles S. of Kendal; P.O."[2]
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bartholomew, John (1887). Gazetteer of the British Isles. Stainton: Bartholomew. Retrieved 27 January 2015.