Stainton, South Lakeland
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 Stainton, South Lakeland
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| Stainton, South Lakeland shown within Cumbria | |
| Population | 313 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SD522859 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KENDAL |
| Postcode district | LA8 |
| Dialling code | 015395 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Stainton is a village and a civil parish in the South Lakeland district, in the county of Cumbria, England, situated near the village of Sedgwick and the town of Kendal. It is near the main A590 road. Killington reservoir runs alongside the parish of Stainton.
In the 19th century John Bartholomew described Stainton using this quote.
The name Stainton derives from the old English meaning of stoney farm/settlement. Stān, meaning "a stone, stone, rock" and tūn meaning "an enclosure, a farmstead, a village, an estate." Stainton used to be the site of an old Roman settlement and is built on limestone. It is situated south east of the lake district national park, 5.3 miles south of the town of Kendal. The Lancaster Canal flows close to Stainton approximately 1 km south of the village. The village is home to a small chapel, post office and 128 houses. The chapel however is not used for religion reasons any more. It was "erected in 1698" but efforts to convert it into a village hall began in 2003 due to it not being used and the need for a community area. On 22 November 2013 the conversion was complete and the chapel handed over to the charity who had funded this project.
The rich history of the parish can be observed by monuments which include Stainton bridge, Packhorse bridge, the Parish Church also known as St Thomas Crosscrake and "the principle monument, Sellet Hall." Wainwright wrote about the history stating that "it is a place of great antiquity" and also about how pleasant the parish was. The historical monuments could provide key data about the parish itself. What it was like in the past and also possibly what it will be like in the future, along with giving the parish character, pleasant surroundings and attractions.
This is a chart showing the population statistics for Stainton between 1881 and 2011 received from census data. In 1941 there was no census so no recorded data. Overtime there has been no considerable fluctuations in the data and the population seems to have kept at a steady rate. In 1881 the recorded population was 388 and the most recent record was 313. The lack of major fluctuations could suggest that the boundary of the parish hasn't moved over the years and there have been no major inputs and outputs into the village. Peter Wood states that in the past "people rarely moved far away and were often related to each other" which could be the reason for such a stable trend.
This table shows the occupation roles of the population of Stainton in the year 1881. It also splits the occupations into males (blue) and females (orange). As this data from the vision of Britain shows, other than the unidentified jobs there was a high proportion of workers in the agricultural and animals sector. However these were all males which shows it was possibly a very labour-intensive job but it also suggests the surroundings of the parish were mostly countryside. This was confirmed in the book about the history and topography of Westmoreland when T.F.Bulmer stated that " a large portion of the township is laid down in meadow and pasture." Peter Wood also backs it up by stating that a hundred years ago farms were distributed across the parish mainly run by a husband and wife with one or two children.
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