Staffield
Staffield is a hamlet and former civil parish 12 miles (19 km) from Carlisle, now in the parish of Kirkoswald, in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 193.[1]
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  Staffield Location within Cumbria | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
History
The name "Staffield" means 'Isolated hill marked by a post'.[2] Staffield was a township in Kirkoswald parish.[3] From 1866 Staffield was a civil parish in its own right until it was merged with Kirkoswald on 1 April 1934.[4]
References
- "Population Statistics Staffield Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "Staffield Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "History of Staffield, in Eden and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Relationships and Changes Staffield Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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