Staining is a village and civil parish in Lancashire, England, on the Fylde coast close to the seaside resorts of

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

and

Lytham St Annes Lytham St Annes () is a seaside town in the Borough of Fylde in Lancashire, England. It is on the The Fylde, Fylde coast, directly south of Blackpool on the Ribble Estuary. The population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 42,954 ...

, and the market town of Poulton-le-Fylde. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 2,290. Historically, the village was part of the township of Hardhorn-with-Newton. Now the hamlet of Newton is part of the civil parish of Staining; Hardhorn belongs to Poulton-le-Fylde.

History

At the Norman Conquest, Staining was part of the hundred of Amounderness, in the possession of Earl Tostig, the brother of King Harold II. Tostig died at the Battle of Stamford Bridge and his lands were subsequently taken over by the Normans. Between 1069 and 1086 William the Conqueror gave Amounderness to Anglo-Norman baron Roger the Poitevin. Staining was recorded in the '' Domesday Book'' of 1086 as ''Staininghe''. The village was estimated in that survey to contain six carucates of land.

Governance

Historically, Staining, as part of the township of Hardhorn-with-Newton, was in the ecclesiastical parish of Poulton-le-Fylde, in the hundred of Amounderness, an ancient division of the historic county of Lancashire. Today, Staining is a civil parish, governed by a parish council. Staining is part of the

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...

of Staining and Weeton. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 3,146. Staining is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of Fylde. It elects one MP by the first past the post system of election. Since the 2010 general election, Fylde has been represented at Parliament by Conservative MP Mark Menzies. Prior to Brexit in 2020, the parish was part of the North West England constituency of the European Parliament.

Geography

Immediately south of Staining is

Marton Mere Marton Mere is a mere (lake) and Local Nature Reserve in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is located near to the Blackpool districts of Marton and Mereside and the village of Staining. It is recognised as a Site of Special Scientific Interes ...

, a

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. Staining has a generally temperate maritime climate like much of the British Isles, with cool summers and mild winters. There is an annual average rainfall of .

Demography

At the

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, the civil parish of Staining had a population of 2,290, with 953 households.

Landmarks

Staining Windmill was probably built in the late 18th century. It is white, constructed of rendered brick and has a wooden cap. It has been designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. St Luke's Church was built in 1865. It is an

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church in the Diocese of Blackburn, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the

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of Blackpool.

References

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External links

* {{authority control Civil parishes in Lancashire Geography of the Borough of Fylde Villages in Lancashire