Over Staveley
Over Staveley is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The parish comprises most of the village of Staveley north of the River Gowan, and areas of farmland and fell extending some 3 miles north of the village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 493 residents
- Description: civil parish in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England
- Also known as: “Over Staveley (civil parish), Cumbria” and “Over Staveley, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Staveley railway station and Potter Tarn.
Staveley railway station
Railway station
Staveley railway station serves the village of Staveley, in Cumbria, England. It is a stop on the Windermere Branch Line, which connects Oxenholme and Windermere.
Potter Fell
Peak
Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Potter Fell is a fell near the villages of Burneside and Staveley, Cumbria, England, reaching a maximum height of 1,400 feet at Brunt Knott. Alfred Wainwright in his The Outlying Fells of Lakeland identifies four summits on Potter Fell: Brunt Knott, Ulgraves and two unnamed summits, all of which are thus recognised by the Database of British and Irish Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windermere and Staveley.
Windermere
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Windermere is a town of 4,800 people in Cumbria. Tourism is popular in the town, owing to its proximity to the lake and local scenery. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway.
Staveley
Village
Photo: Richard Swales, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Staveley is a village in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it is situated 4 miles northwest of Kendal where the River Kent is joined by its tributary the Gowan.
Kentmere
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kentmere is a valley, village and civil parish in the Lake District National Park, a few miles from Kendal in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Kentmere is situated 2½ miles northwest of Over Staveley.
Over Staveley
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Over Staveley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Over Staveley”
- Chinese: “Over Staveley”
- Dutch: “Over Staveley”
- French: “Over Staveley”
- Irish: “Over Staveley”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Over Staveley”
- Polish: “Over Staveley”
- Swedish: “Over Staveley”
- Turkish: “Over Staveley”
- Welsh: “Over Staveley”
- “Over Staveley”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nether Staveley and Ings.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Elfhowe Hill and Brunt Knott.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Over Staveley”. Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.