Stainton (Dacre), Cumberland

Historical Description

Stainton, a village in Dacre parish, Cumberland, on the river Eamont, 2 miles SW of Penrith town and railway station. It has a post office under Penrith; money order and telegraph office, Penrith. There is a Wesleyan chapel.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Stainton (Dacre) from the following:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Stainton)

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.