Over Staveley

Over Staveley is a civil parish in , , England. The parish comprises most of the village of north of the River Gowan, and areas of farmland and fell extending some 3 miles north of the village.
Wikipedia
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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.

Railway station
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serves the village of , in , England. It is a stop on the Windermere Branch Line, which connects and .

Reservoir
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is a reservoir.

Peak
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is a fell near the villages of and , , 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.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town of 4,800 people in . 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.

Village
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is a village in the Unitary Authority, in Cumbria, England. Historically part of , it is situated 4 miles northwest of where the is joined by its tributary the Gowan.

Village
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is a valley, village and civil parish in the Lake District National Park, a few miles from in the district of , England. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Over Staveley.

Over Staveley

Latitude
54.3961° or 54° 23′ 46″ north
Longitude
-2.8114° or 2° 48′ 41″ west
Population
493
Elevation
705 feet (215 metres)
Open location code
9C6V95WQ+CC
Geo­Names ID
7298112
Wiki­data ID
Q4576962
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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

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Elfhowe Hill and Brunt Knott.

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