Stainburn is a Village in the county of Cumbria.

Stainburn postcode: CA14 1XL

Retail in Stainburn

There are great places to visit near Stainburn including some great hills, hiking areas, villages, ancient sites, ruins, old mines, waterfalls, rivers and streams, lakes, woodlands, towns, mountains, castles, historic buildings, historic monuments, caves, bluebell woods, nature reserves, disused railway lines, airports and islands.

Hills to visit near Stainburn include Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.

Stainburn has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.

The area around Stainburn boasts some of the best villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.

Stainburn has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.

The area around Stainburn features a number of interesting ruins including Bonsor East Mine Workings, Bonsor Dressing Floors, Penny Rigg Copper Mill, Appletree Worth, Stephenson Ground Limekiln (ruin), Water Yeat Limekiln (ruin), and Hebblethwaite Hall Gill.

Stainburn's best nearby old mines can be found at Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.

There are a number of waterfalls near Stainburn including Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.

Don't miss River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Stainburn.

The area around Stainburn features a number of interesting lakes including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.

Woodlands to visit near Stainburn include Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.

Don't miss Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen's towns if visiting the area around Stainburn.

Mountains to visit near Stainburn include Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.

Stainburn has some unmissable castles nearby like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).

Don't miss Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct's historic buildings if visiting the area around Stainburn.

There are a number of historic monuments near to Stainburn including Fairy Steps.

Caves to visit near Stainburn include Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.

There are a number of bluebell woods near Stainburn including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.

Places near Stainburn feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

Places near Stainburn feature a number of interesting disused railway lines including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.

There are a several good airports in the Stainburn area like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.

The area around Stainburn's best islands can be found at Piel Island.

Stainburn History

There are some historic monuments around Stainburn:

• Medieval standing cross in St Oswald's churchyard
• Hayes Castle
• Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house
• Settlement W of Birkby
• Settlement 25m SE of Gatra
• 18th century bottle works on Irish Street, 200m north of Mote Hill
• Defended enclosure at Salterbeck
• Calva Hall Bridge
• Brownrigg North tower 21b, 830m north west of Canonby Hall, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Rise How tower 25a, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast including remains of prehistoric burial mound and early medieval kiln
• Little Clifton open heap coke producing bases and associated slag heap, 220m north of Oldfield Bridge
• Brownrigg milefortlet 22, 800m north east of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Enclosure 1/4 mile (400m) N of Hill Farm
• Old quay and old quay lighthouse
• Maryport Golf Course tower 22a, 350m north of the Cemetery Chapel, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Medieval site in Netherhall Park, left bank of River Ellen
• Maryport (Alavna) Roman fort, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast, its associated vicus and a length of Roman road
• Coke ovens at the southern end of Furnace Road
• Romano-British settlement and trackway at Ewanrigg
• Burrow Walls Roman fort
• Netherhall
• Settlement one mile (1610m) NE of Crosscanonby
• Large irregular stone circle and a round cairn on Dean Moor
• Parton Roman fort
• Settlement 1/4 mile (400m) S of Canonby Hall
• Birkby Colliery conical spoil tip 600m west of Rose Gill Mill
• Whitehaven Old Fort, an 18th century coastal battery overlooking Whitehaven Harbour and an associated lime kiln, 80m west of the southern end of Old Quay
• Jane Pit, a 19th century coal mine adjacent to the Sports Ground, Mossbay
• Sea Brows (milefortlet 23), 500m south west of Bank End part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast
• Roman cremation cemetery, 380m south east of Maryport Roman fort
• Castle Hill motte and site of a World War II gun emplacement
• Duke Pit fan house