Staveley, Cumbria

54.37562 - 2.81894Koordinaten: 54 ° 23 ' N, 2 ° 49 ' W

Staveley is a village at the entrance to Kentmere valley near Kendal in Cumbria, England. The village belonged until 1974 to Lancashire and came through the Local Government Act to Cumbria.

First traces of settlement in Staveley have survived from the period around 4000 BC. The A591 today follows the course of a Roman road from Kendal to Ambleside by Staveley. The town has a station on the Kendal and Windermere Railway.

Staveley received market rights in 1328 and held since the week from a market. 1338 was the place the right of a church dedicated to Saint Margaret assemble, which was completed in 1388. From the church today is only the tower. The present parish church of St James dates from the year 1864.

Today there is no nominal values ​​in Staveley industry more, the place was once known as a producer of wooden spindles for spinning mills of Lancashire. The Drechsler used the water of the rivers Kent and Gowan, who meet in Staveley for their machines.

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  • Staveley ( Kendal ) on The Cumbrian Directory
  • St. James Church - Staveley on Visit Cumbria
  • St. Margaret's Church - Staveley on Visit Cumbria
  • Place in Cumbria
Local Government Act 1972 Saint Margaret of Scotland Spindle (textiles) River Kent
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