Stainburn | |
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Area | 0.465 km2 (0.180 sq mi) |
Population | 1,705 (2018 estimate) |
• Density | 3,667/km2 (9,500/sq mi) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Stainburn is a settlement and former civil parish about 7 miles from Whitehaven, now in the parish of Workington, in the county of Cumbria, England. In 2018 the built-up area had an estimated population of 1705. [1] Stainburn was also a ward, in 2011 the ward had a population of 1694. [2] Stainburn was on the A66 road until 20 December 2002 when it was bypassed. [3]
Stainburn has a pub called The Briery ran by acclaimed Scottish chef Mark Greenaway on Stainburn Road. [4] There was formerly a chapel that was probably about a quarter of a mile from the village but there are no remains. [5]
The name "Stainburn" means 'Stony stream'. [6] Stainburn was formerly a township in the parish of Workington, [7] from 1866 Stainburn was a civil parish in its own right until 1 April 1934 when it was abolished and merged with Workington and Winscales parishes. [8] In 1931, the last census before the parish was abolished, Stainburn had a population of 246. [9]