Staffield

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Staffield

| civil_parish = Kirkoswald

| country = England

| region = North West England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.7793|-2.7109|display=inline,title}}

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|unitary_england= Westmorland and Furness

|lieutenancy_england= Cumbria

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| static_image = Staffield - geograph.org.uk - 261743.jpg

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| constituency_westminster = Penrith and Solway

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Eden, Cumbria

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Staffield is a hamlet and former civil parish {{convert|12|mi|km}} from Carlisle, now in the parish of Kirkoswald, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the county of Cumbria, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 193.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10099778/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population Statistics Staffield Tn/CP through time|publisher= Vision of Britain|accessdate=12 October 2019}}

History

The name "Staffield" means 'Isolated hill marked by a post'.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Cumberland/Staffield|title=Staffield Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|accessdate=12 October 2019}} Staffield was a township in Kirkoswald parish.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3363|title=History of Staffield, in Eden and Cumberland|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=1 February 2020}} From 1866 Staffield was a civil parish in its own right until it was merged with Kirkoswald on 1 April 1934.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10099778|title=Relationships and Changes Staffield Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=12 October 2019}}

References

External links

[http://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/staffield Cumbria County History Trust: Staffield] (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)

Category:Hamlets in Cumbria

Category:Former civil parishes in Cumbria

Category:Kirkoswald, Cumbria