Stapleton is a village and

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in the

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district, in the county of

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, in the North West of England. It falls under the jurisdiction of

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Location

Stapleton is located around 8 miles away from Longtown and around 12 miles away from

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. Stapleton is located just east of the B6318, its nearest main road, and around 12 miles away from the

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, one of the major motorways in the United Kingdom. The nearest railway stations are

Brampton (Cumbria) railway station Brampton (Cumbria) is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated east of Carlisle, serves the hamlet of Milton and nearby market town of Brampton, City of Carlisle in Cumbria, England. It ...

which is around 7 miles away and is operated by Northern and is on the

Newcastle and Carlisle Railway The Newcastle & Carlisle Railway (N&CR) was an English railway company formed in 1825 that built a line from Newcastle upon Tyne on Britain's east coast, to Carlisle, on the west coast. The railway began operating mineral trains in 1834 between ...

Population

According to the 2001 UK Census there are 87 households in the parish of Stapleton, with a population of 221 people. This makes it an extremely small parish. In 1991, the population of Stapleton was 230 people. This means the population has decreased around 4.5% in the past 10 years. This is slower than the population decrease in England as a whole, which is thought to be around 8% every 10 years. However the overall decrease in the English population is the underlying reason for a reduction in small parish's populations. In 1851 UK Census the population of Stapleton was recorded as 1119 people, this is the highest recorded population of the parish, and in the next UK census, in 1881 the parish's population had dropped significantly, to 372 people. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 249.

Attractions

The

South Tynedale Railway The South Tynedale Railway is a preserved, narrow gauge heritage railway in Northern England and at 875ft is England's second highest narrow gauge railway after the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway in north Devon. The South Tynedale line runs fro ...

stop Kirkhaugh Station is located 18 miles from Stapleton. The South Tynedale Railway is a heritage railway that runs from Alston in Cumbria to Lintley in

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. The railway line is renowned for its location, as it is England's highest narrow gauge railway line. The South Tyndale Railway attracts an estimated 40,000 tourists a year, making it one of Cumbria's main tourist attractions. St. Mary's Church is the Parish's church. It is located in the centre of the township and was erected in 1830 on the site of a church thought to be dating back to the 12th century. The

Lanercost Priory Lanercost Priory was founded by Robert de Vaux between 1165 and 1174, the most likely date being 1169, to house Augustinian canons. The priory is situated at the village of Lanercost, Cumbria, England, within sight of Naworth Castle, with whi ...

is around 6 miles away from Stapleton. The original priory was built in 1169, as a

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but was destroyed in 1536 by

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in a period of mass dissolution of monasteries. It is believed that Anglican services have been held in the Priory every Sunday for the past 850 years, making it one of the long-standing Anglican churches. It is an English National Heritage Site.

References

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Stapleton
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) {{authority control Villages in Cumbria Civil parishes in Cumbria City of Carlisle

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