Stainton with Adgarley
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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]
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Stainton with Adgarley | |
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The Stagger Inn public house, Stainton with Adgarley | |
OS grid reference | SD248724 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BARROW-IN-FURNESS |
Postcode district | LA13 |
Dialling code | 01229 |
Police | Cumbria |
Fire | Cumbria |
Ambulance | North West |
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54.142°N 3.151°W / 54.142; -3.151 |
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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]