Over Staveley is a
civil parish
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in
Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. The economy is mainly focused on tourism around both the Lake District and Cumbria Coast, shipbuilding and the Royal Port of Barrow, Royal ...
,
Cumbria
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, England. The parish comprises most of the village of
Staveley north of the
River Gowan, and areas of farmland and
fell
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(including
Brunt Knott) extending some north of the village. At the
2011 census it had a population of 437.
The parish is within the
Lake District National Park
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. It has a joint
parish council with
Hugill
Hugill is a civil parishes in England, civil parish in Cumbria, England. Hugill includes the village of Ings, Cumbria, Ings and the hamlets of Grassgarth, and Reston, Cumbria, Reston plus a large part of the village of Staveley, Cumbria, Stave ...
and
Nether Staveley, formed in 2004 and called Staveley with Ings Parish Council.
See also
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Listed buildings in Over Staveley
Over Staveley is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It contains six Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade ...
References
External links
Cumbria County History Trust: Staveley, Over(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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Staveley historical and genealogical information at
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Civil parishes in Cumbria
Westmorland and Furness
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