Stainmore

Stainmore
Mousegill, with Great Knipe behind
Stainmore is located in the former Eden District
Stainmore
Stainmore
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Stainmore is located in Cumbria
Stainmore
Stainmore
Location within Cumbria
Population264 (2011)
OS grid referenceNY8314
Civil parish
  • Stainmore
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKIRKBY STEPHEN
Postcode districtCA17
Dialling code01768
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Stainmore is a remote geographic area in the Pennines on the border of Cumbria, County Durham and North Yorkshire. The name is used for a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness of Cumbria, England, including the villages of North Stainmore and South Stainmore. The parish had a population of 253 in the 2001 census, increasing to 264 at the Census 2011. Stainmore Forest stretches further east into County Durham, towards Bowes.