In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stainton like this:
STAINTON, a township in Heversham parish, Westmoreland; 4¼ miles S of Kendal. It has a post-office under Milnthorpe. Acres, 1,440. Real property, £2,575. Pop., 350. Houses, 68.
Stainton through time
Stainton is now part of South Lakeland district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Lakeland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stainton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stainton, in South Lakeland and Westmorland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2032
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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