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Staveley Location of parish on undated map by William Mackenzie, scanned by Sarah Reveley. Area around the parish on undated map by William Mackenzie, scanned by Sarah Reveley. 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.
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Description & Travel
Nicolson and Burn: The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland. 1777. Transcribed by Anne Nichols. "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.

Census

Returns do not survive for the 'census' of 1787.

Census returns are available from the usual sources for 1841-1901.

Church History
Click here for larger photo of church St James
1864-5. By Crowther.

Click here for larger photo of church

 St Margaret. Church tower of 1388 only remains.

Historical and architectural notes on National Heritage Register (English Heritage site).
Church plans (1861-65) from ICBS archive on Church Plans Online (Lambeth Palace Library).
Photograph(s) and description on VisitCumbria.
Acess and contact details on Church of England site.

Church Records

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.

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Directories

The details for the parish from the Parson & White's Directory for 1829 are transcribed on Edenlinks site.

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History

Staveley  Records relating to the Barony of Kendale,  CWAAS, William Farrer & John F. Curwen (editors) are available on British History Online. Supplementary Records - Staveley

Probate Records

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.

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Taxation

Hearth Tax records for 1674 Upper Staveley transcribed on Edenlinks.

Hearth Tax records for 1674 Nether Staveley transcribed on Edenlinks.

Last updated:  February 2012. Dave Huddart