Staveley (Kendal)
Coordinates: 54 ° 23 ′ N , 2 ° 49 ′ W
Staveley is a place at the entrance to the Kentmere Valley near Kendal in Cumbria , England . The place belonged to Lancashire until 1974 and came to Cumbria by the Local Government Act .
The first traces of settlement in Staveley are from around 4000 BC. Chr. Handed down. Today the A591 follows the course of a Roman road from Kendal to Ambleside through Staveley. The place has a train station on the Kendal and Windermere Railway .
Staveley received market rights in 1328 and has held a weekly market since then. In 1338 the place received the right to build a church dedicated to St. Margaret , which was completed in 1388. Today only the tower remains of the church. The current parish church of St James dates from 1864.
Today there is no more industry to speak of in Staveley; the place was once known as a producer of wooden spindles for Lancashire's spinning mills . The woodturners used the water of the rivers Gowan and Kent , which meet in Staveley, for their machines.
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- Staveley (Kendal) on The Cumbrian Directory
- St. James Church - Staveley on Visit Cumbria (English)
- St. Margarets Church - Staveley on Visit Cumbria (English)