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Staveley (or Over Staveley) is a parish in Kendal Ward. It was formerly in Kendal parish.
The parishes of Hugill, Kentmere, Long Sleddale, Burnside and Crook are nearby.
"Staveley and Hugill... Having now advanced to the furthest extremity of the parish towards the north-west, we turn southwards to Staveley and Hugill. Staveley and Hugill are bounded on the east by Long Sleddale, being divided therefrom by the ridge of Potter Fell; on the south by Underbarrow, being divided by the top of Ratherhead; on the west by Crook, being divided by the ridge of Brackenthwait Fell; and on the north by Kentmere, being divided by Blackbeck which runs by Milrigg. The chapel of Staveley is a fair building, with a handsome steeple and three good bells. To what saint it was dedicated is not certain: From the inscription on one of the bells, it seems to have been St. Margaret. Staveley and Hugill were originally one chapelry. But afterwards a separate chapel was erected at Ings in Hugill, so called from a long Ing or watery meadow, at the head of which it stands. As Grasgarth there was anciently a chapel called St. Anne's, about a quarter of a mile north-west from the present chapel of Ings.
Nicolson and Burn: The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland. 1777. Transcribed by Anne Nichols.
Returns do not survive for the 'census' of 1787.
Census returns are available from
the usual sources for 1841-1901.
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St James 1864-5. By Crowther. |
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St Margaret Church tower of 1388 only remains. |
The parish records and Bishop' Transcripts are held at the Kendal Record Office of Cumbria Archives Service. The Record Office reference is WPR68. There will be microfilm copies at Carlisle Record Office.
| Baptism registers | 1651-1943 |
| Marriage registers | 1651-1935 |
| Banns registers | 1756-1977 |
| Burial registers | 1651-1959 |
| Bishops transcripts | 1756-1857 |
For searching on www.familysearch.org see Jake Prescott's list of IGI batch numbers.
The details for the parish from the Parson & White's Directory for 1829 are transcribed on Edenlinks site.
Wills for Staveley will be at Carlisle since about 1858 but before that will be at the Preston R.O. as it was in the Diocese of Chester until that time.
Last updated: 14/8/04 Dave Huddart