Stainton with Adgarley

Human settlement in England

Urswick

District

South Lakeland

Cumbria

Region

North West

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBARROW-IN-FURNESSPostcode districtLA13Dialling code01229PoliceCumbriaFire Cumbria Ambulance North West UK Parliament

Barrow and Furness

List of places: UK; England; Cumbria

54°08′31″N 3°09′04″W / 54.142°N 3.151°W / 54.142; -3.151

Stainton with Adgarley is a small village in Cumbria, England.^[1]^[2] It is situated about 5 miles from Dalton-in-Furness. It is a small farming community and is served by the Urswick Bardsea and Stainton Parish Council.^[3]^[4]

There were once two villages, Stainton and Adgarley. The Stainton name comes from the original Steintun. Adgarley was once called Eadgarlith. Each has its own village green.^[5]

It contains a limestone quarry called Stainton Quarry, worked since before 1900.^[6]

References

^ "Stainton with Adgarley is a Named Place in South Lakeland within Cumbria". Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "Stainton with Adgarley, South Lakeland - area information, map, walks and more". Ordnance Survey Get Outside. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "Parish council - Urswick, Bardsea and Stainton Parish Council". 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ Adult and Local Services, Cumbria County Council (5 February 2018). "Parish council - Urswick, Bardsea and Stainton Parish Council". Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "Stainton With Adgarley, Cumbria". www.thecumbriadirectory.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "About Stainton with Adgarley - Urswick Bardsea and Stainton Parish Council". Urswick Bardsea and Stainton Parish Council. Retrieved 5 February 2018.