Stainton with Adgarley

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Stainton with Adgarley
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The Stagger Inn public house, Stainton with Adgarley
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Stainton with Adgarley
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Post town BARROW-IN-FURNESS
Postcode district LA13
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54°08′31″N3°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]

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References

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