(Hamlet near Grinsdale)
Traditional county: Cumbria · Unitary authority: Cumberland · Region: North West
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| Place | Stainton |
| Traditional County | Cumbria |
| Unitary Authority | Cumberland |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.903569 |
| Longitude | -2.967083 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Stainton breathes a quiet presence on the Cumbrian landscape, a place where the sky seems to hold a particular, pearly luminescence. It lies 2.5 km west-north-west of Carlisle (from Carlisle: bearing 299°T, OS grid NY 380 569), and is situated south-east of Grinsdale village. The fields surrounding Stainton are often of a rich, dark loam, promising a good yield to those who tend them, and in the late afternoon sun, the hedgerows can appear as a deep, almost velvet green. Though its history is ancient, with hints of Roman roads perhaps tracing nearby, Stainton today is a scattering of homes, where the distant bleating of sheep can occasionally drift on the breeze. The air itself carries a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the agricultural heart that beats softly within this corner of Cumbria.
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Explore Stainton, Cumbria, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.903569, -2.967083. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |