Staffield is a
hamlet
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and former
civil parish
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from
Carlisle, now in the parish of
Kirkoswald, in the
Eden district, in the county of
Cumbria
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, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 193.
History
The name "Staffield" means 'Isolated hill marked by a post'. Staffield was a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in Kirkoswald parish. From 1866 Staffield was a civil parish in its own right until it was merged with Kirkoswald on 1 April 1934.
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Staffield(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Hamlets in Cumbria
Former civil parishes in Cumbria
Kirkoswald, Cumbria
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