A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
STAINMORE, a township-chapelry in Brough parish, Westmoreland; 2 miles W of Barras r. station, and 3¼ ESE of Brough. Post town, Brough, under Penrith. Real property, £5,148; of which £347 are in mines. Pop. in 1851, 549; in 1861, 672. Houses, 122. The property is much subdivided. S. Forest extends into Kirkby-Stephen and Bowes parishes; includes Black hill, 1,500 feet high: is traversed by Watling-street; and contains Rey-Cross and a Roman camp. Lead ore, coal, and freestone, are found. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Carlisle. Value, £119. Patron, Sir R. Tufton, Bart. The church was recently rebuilt. There are an endowed school with £68 a year, and charities £13.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township-chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Brough Ch/AP/CP Stainmore Ch/CP Westmorland AncC |
| Place: | Stainmore |
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