Stainton is a village near the
A66, in the parish of
Dacre, in the
Eden
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* Eden, Ontario
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district, in the English county of
Cumbria
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. It is a few miles away from the market town of
Penrith. It is in the parish of
Dacre, although it is larger than Dacre. It has a Methodist church and a primary school. In 2019 the built-up area had an estimated population of 758. In 1870-72 the
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
had a population of 330.
See also
*
Listed buildings in Dacre, Cumbria
References
* Philip's Street Atlas Cumbria
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Dacre(nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110927181615/http://www.axcis.co.uk/schools-directory/Stainton-CE-Primary-School/43428
Lake District Walks
Villages in Cumbria
Dacre, Cumbria
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