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Geographic area on the border of Cumbria, County Durham and North Yorkshire
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
Stainmore
Railway preservation company
54°28′16″N 2°20′53″W / 54.471°N 2.348°W / 54.471; -2.348 Stainmore Railway Company is a volunteer-run, non-profit preservation company formed in 2000
Stainmore_Railway_Company
954 battle in the Viking invasions of England
The Battle of Stainmore was a conflict between Eric Bloodaxe and his English opponents, led possibly by Oswulf I of Bamburgh or a son of Olaf named Maccus
Battle_of_Stainmore
English railway company
Tebay, via Barnard Castle, Stainmore Summit and Kirkby Stephen. The line opened in 1861 and became known as the Stainmore Line. The Stockton and Darlington
South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway
South_Durham_and_Lancashire_Union_Railway
Topics referred to by the same term
Yorkshire. North Stainmore, a village in the civil parish of Stainmore, Cumbria South Stainmore, a village in Stainmore, Cumbria Stainmore Railway, properly
Stainmore_(disambiguation)
Summit on the Cumbria/County Durham/North Yorkshire border, England
50917; -2.18917 Stainmore Summit is the highest point on the trans-Pennine South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway, also known as the Stainmore Railway in
Stainmore_Summit
10th-century King of Norway and Northumbria
districts. Stainmore, traditionally in Westmorland and administratively in Cumbria, lies in the main pass through the northern Pennines, the Stainmore Pass
Eric_Bloodaxe
Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England
Brough (/brʌf/), sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore, is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Westmorland and the ceremonial county
Brough,_Cumbria
Disused railway station in Cumbria, England
situated on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway (known as the Stainmore Line) between Barnard Castle and Tebay. It served the town of Kirkby Stephen
Kirkby Stephen East railway station
Kirkby_Stephen_East_railway_station
Rey Cross is the remains of a stone cross at Stainmore. It is also known as Rere Cross and is a Grade II* listed structure and a scheduled monument. It
Rey_Cross
English railway company, 1825 to 1863
but there were formidable gradients up to the 1,370-foot-high (420 m) Stainmore Summit. Land for two tracks was purchased, and a single track line was
Stockton and Darlington Railway
Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway
First century AD invasion of Britain by the Romans
some point between 72 and 73, part of Cerialis's force moved across the Stainmore Pass from Corbridge westwards to join Agricola, as evidenced by campaign
Roman_conquest_of_Britain
Stainmore, for administrative purposes, is a civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. The parish contains ten listed buildings that
Listed_buildings_in_Stainmore
This is a list of the peaks in the Yorkshire Dales. To avoid the list becoming infinitely long and arbitrary, only hills with more than 30 m relative height
List of peaks in the Yorkshire Dales
List_of_peaks_in_the_Yorkshire_Dales
Lord Mayor of London
and Lord Mayor of London of Westmorland origins. Born in Stainmore near Brough-under-Stainmore, Westmorland, he was the son of Christopher Buckle. He became
Cuthbert_Buckle
River in Cumbria, England
forms the boundary between the civil parishes of Helbeck to the west and Stainmore to the east, in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area. It
Swindale_Beck_(Brough)
1066 battle in England
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Stamford_Bridge
Elevated area of land with a flat top and sides, usually much wider than buttes
Reading, H. G. (1954) The stratigraphy and structure of the syncline of stainmore, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online:
Mesa
contained within the Carboniferous Limestone Supergroup. The sequence in the Stainmore Trough is thus (youngest at top): Ashfell Sandstone (Arundian age) Breakyneck
Great_Scar_Limestone_Group
878 battle between West Saxons and Vikings
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Cynwit
Smardale, Soulby, St Lawrence Appleby, St Michael Appleby or Bongate, Stainmore (Intermixed), Temple Sowerby, Undivided Moor Common to Crosby Ravensworth
List of poor law unions in England
List_of_poor_law_unions_in_England
1002 mass killing of Danes in England
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
St_Brice's_Day_massacre
Noble title over northern Scotland
the assumption Arnkel and Erlend Turf-Einarsson died at the Battle of Stainmore beside Eric Bloodaxe. Muir (2005) has a death date for Thorfinn of 976
Earl_of_Orkney
Skaldic poem
to Roger of Wendover, Eric, a Viking ruler was betrayed and killed on Stainmore in 954 AD, while on the run and after being expelled from York. Eric had
Eiríksmál
Trans-Pennine A road in Northern England
Darlington, the A66 passes the Brick Train sculpture Eastbound view from Stainmore Café car park Roman milestone on the former A66 route between Kirkby Thore
A66_road
Disused railway station in County Durham, England
station was situated on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway (Stainmore Line) between Bishop Auckland and Kirkby Stephen East. The railway station
Barnard Castle railway station
Barnard_Castle_railway_station
Railway station in Cumbria, England
Kirkby Stephen East, station in the town, on the North Eastern Railway's Stainmore and Eden Valley lines. Its remote location was necessitated by the Midland
Kirkby Stephen railway station
Kirkby_Stephen_railway_station
Range of hills in northern England
and are bounded to the north by the Tyne Valley and to the south by the Stainmore Gap. Much of the region is moorland, and it contains significant industrial
North_Pennines
British tribe of the Iron Age and Roman era
strategic position in the Eden Valley with its route to the east across Stainmore, its nearby history as a meeting place with three henges, as well as with
Carvetii
King of Norway from 934 to 961
later to the Kingdom of Jorvik, eventually meeting a violent death at Stainmore, Westmorland, in 954 along with his son, Haeric. In 953, Haakon had to
Haakon_the_Good
Battle between the Anglo-Saxons and Norse Viking invaders
Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Æthelwold Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Farnham
"the backbone of England") continues into the Yorkshire Dales around the Stainmore Gap, a limestone-dominated area of broad valleys and moorland. The Yorkshire
Mountains and hills of England
Mountains_and_hills_of_England
Extinct genus of millipedes
history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England)". Journal of the Geological Society
Arthropleura
1004 battle in England
Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Æthelwold Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Thetford
Village in Cumbria, England
local rail enthusiasts hoped to restore, linking the Eden Valley and Stainmore railways to create an 11-mile tourist line between Appleby and Kirkby
Great_Musgrave
Disused railway station in Cumbria, England
station on the nearby Settle and Carlisle Line was opened in 1877. The Stainmore Summit at 1,370 feet (420 m) lay 4 miles (6.4 km) to the east and the
Barras_railway_station
Protected area in County Durham, England
sons of the Norse god "Odin". The River Balder rises from its source on Stainmore Common and flows in an easterly direction until it joins the River Tees
Hannah's_Meadows
List of protected ancient monuments in County Durham, England
Roman fort of Lavatrae. Bowes is the first of three Norman castles on the Stainmore Pass. Causey Arch Stanley 1727 AD The oldest surviving single-arch railway
Scheduled monuments in County Durham
Scheduled_monuments_in_County_Durham
Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England
Railway in 1879. Tebay became an important junction for, in 1861, the Stainmore Railway, from Tebay-Kirkby Stephen-Barnard Castle and later becoming part
Tebay
Mountain in Cumbria, England
20-mile (32-kilometre) length of the A66 trunk road between Penrith and Stainmore. It can also be seen from many points in the Lake District, including
Cross_Fell
Railway station in County Durham, England
Beeching cuts of 1963), but was reprieved each time. The closure of the Stainmore route to Penrith in 1962 and the Middleton-in-Teesdale branch line two
North_Road_railway_station
Class of arthropods
history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England)". Journal of the Geological Society
Millipede
1066 battle near York, England
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Fulford
Hamlet in Cumbria, England
From 1861 until 1962 it was served by Barras railway station on the Stainmore railway line between Kirkby Stephen and Barnard Castle. Ordnance Survey:
Barras,_Cumbria
English geologist and author (1925–2017)
thesis was entitled The Upper Carboniferous rocks of the Ingleton and Stainmore coalfields (1953). In addition to Moore, he was influenced by William
Trevor_D._Ford
Second subperiod of the Carboniferous
history: insights from newly discoveredArthropleuraremains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England)". Journal of the Geological Society
Pennsylvanian_(geology)
1979 British TV documentary series
mythologies, and Bloodaxe's baptism at St Cuthbert's. He ends at the Battle of Stainmore and the failing of Northumbrian independence. 3 "In Search of Ethelred
In_Search_of_the_Dark_Ages
Part of the Viking invasions of England
occasions Scottish armies had crossed into England, they had used the Stainmore Pass or Dere Street and were engaged in battle to the east of the Pennines
Battle_of_Brunanburh
D W; Burgess, I C (1979). Geology of the Country Around Brough-under-Stainmore. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 45. ISBN 0118840053. Gillen, Con (31 August
List_of_canyons
Railway station in Cumbria, England
Fisherground Beckfoot Dalegarth South Tynedale Railway Alston → Slaggyford Stainmore Railway Kirkby Stephen East List of railway stations in Cumbria
Dalegarth_railway_station
Extinct genus of insects
history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England)". Journal of the Geological Society
Meganeura
Geological channel in County Durham, England
released to create the gorge in the first place. The gutter cuts through the Stainmore Formation and has "a bed of millerite-bearing clay ironstone nodules unique
Coldberry_Gutter
Junction of the A1 and A66 road in North Yorkshire, England
road, i.e., Great North Road up to Scotch Corner, then by Bowes, over Stainmore, to Brough, and on by Appleby, Penrith, and Carlisle, to Gretna "The Earl
Scotch_Corner
Market town in Cumbria, England
Railway and the Eden Valley Railway, the station was reopened by the Stainmore Railway Company in August 2011 as a heritage centre and operational railway
Kirkby_Stephen
Norse invasion of England in 865
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Great_Heathen_Army
Noble title in England
to an end when Eadred's forces killed Eric Bloodaxe at the Battle of Stainmore in 954. The whole area was then governed by earls, from the local nobility
Earl_of_Northumbria
British 2-4-0 stean tender locomotive class
the difficult, steeply-graded line between Darlington and Penrith over Stainmore Summit - the highest railway summit in England. The NER 4-4-0s used for
GER_Class_T26
Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Æthelwold Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Tempsford
Former railway
"The Eden Valley and Stainmore Railway - History". www.cumbria-railways.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2025. The Eden Valley and Stainmore Railway – History
Eden_Valley_Railway
Scottish noblewoman
regarding the manors of Wyntone, King’s Meaburn, Appleby, and Brough-under-Stainmore, and a moiety of the manor of Kirkby Stephen, all in Westmorland. Also
Dervorguilla_of_Galloway
Mountain in northern England
range, and High Street. South of Mickle Fell the ridge descends to the Stainmore Gap before rising again into the Yorkshire Dales. Mickle Fell and surrounding
Mickle_Fell
Railway station in Cumbria, England
Fisherground Beckfoot Dalegarth South Tynedale Railway Alston → Slaggyford Stainmore Railway Kirkby Stephen East List of railway stations in Cumbria
Wetheral_railway_station
Calendar year
rebel nobles continue to resist. King Eric I (Bloodaxe) is killed at Stainmore allowing King Eadred to recover York, reuniting Northumbria with that
954
10th-century Earl of Orkney
control of the northernmost province of the Scottish mainland". Battle of Stainmore - where Erik Bloodaxe was killed. Arnkel and Erlend Torf-Einarsson are
Thorfinn_Torf-Einarsson
City in England
Coal Measures and further west again the sandstones and mudstones of the Stainmore Formation, the local equivalent of the Millstone Grit. In large parts
Newcastle_upon_Tyne
Railway station in Cumbria, England
Fisherground Beckfoot Dalegarth South Tynedale Railway Alston → Slaggyford Stainmore Railway Kirkby Stephen East List of railway stations in Cumbria
Appleby_railway_station
Extinct subclass of millipedes
history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England)". Journal of the Geological Society
Arthropleuridea
Aspect of Viking expansion
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Viking activity in the British Isles
Viking_activity_in_the_British_Isles
Historical Norse colony in present-day England
to an end when Eadred's forces killed Eric Bloodaxe at the Battle of Stainmore in 954. The whole area was then governed by earls, from the local nobility
Scandinavian_York
for repairing and widening the Roads from the East End of Brough under Stainmore, in the County of Westmorland, by the End of Appleby Bridge, to Emont
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1753
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1753
Range of uplands in Northern England
main range then continues northwards across the Yorkshire Dales to the Stainmore Gap where it adjoins the North Pennines. The range continues into its
Pennines
English internet service provider
Rathmell & Wigglesworth; Sedbergh; Scole; Silverdale; Selside; Slaidburn; Stainmore; Stainton; Strickland Roger; Storth; Tatham; Tunstall; Tivetshall; Woodburn;
Broadband_for_the_Rural_North
Railway station in Cumbria, England
Fisherground Beckfoot Dalegarth South Tynedale Railway Alston → Slaggyford Stainmore Railway Kirkby Stephen East List of railway stations in Cumbria
Askam_railway_station
Extinction event at the end of the Moscovian in the Carboniferous
history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England)". Journal of the Geological Society
Carboniferous rainforest collapse
Carboniferous_rainforest_collapse
Topics referred to by the same term
Underground station and northern terminus for the Jubilee line Stanmer Stainmore This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations
Stanmore_(disambiguation)
stretch of the line at Kirkby Stephen East station is preserved as the Stainmore Railway Centre. South Shields, Marsden, and Whitburn Colliery Railway
List of closed railway lines in the United Kingdom
List_of_closed_railway_lines_in_the_United_Kingdom
Dale in North Yorkshire, England
last Ice Age, a glacier broke off from the main stem which was carving Stainmore, and heading south-east to carve Arkengarthdale. Lead is found in veins
Arkengarthdale
893 battle in England
Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Æthelwold Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Buttington
Roman road in the north of England
route was probably named after the Maiden Castle fortlet guarding the Stainmore Pass to the east of the fort of Verterae (Brough). The Pennine Way footpath
Maiden_Way
Railway station in Cumbria, England
Fisherground Beckfoot Dalegarth South Tynedale Railway Alston → Slaggyford Stainmore Railway Kirkby Stephen East List of railway stations in Cumbria
Braystones_railway_station
Class of British steam locomotives
station, home of the Stainmore Railway Company. It was announced in July 2017 that the Heritage Lottery Fund bid between the Stainmore Railway Company and
NER_Class_C1
July 917 battle
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Derby
Former local government area in the UK
Lune Moor Mickle Fell Scargill High Moor Sleightholme Moor Forests Lune Stainmore Rivers and becks River Balder Deepdale Beck River Greta Roads A66 A67
Startforth_Rural_District
Two related classes of British 4-4-0 locomotives
D3s meanwhile had forty-nine members left in service. In the 1930s, the Stainmore Route in County Durham, which ran from Darlington to Penrith, was in need
GNR_Classes_D2_and_D3
Regulation (East Stainmore) Provisional Orders Confirmation Act 1879 c. lxxxiii East Stainmore Regulation Order 1879 East Stainmore Inclosure Order 1879
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1879
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1879
Saxon invasion of Stamford
Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Æthelwold Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Stamford_(894)
Study of place names in Cumbria, England
north, with settlers following the line of Hadrian's Wall and traversing Stainmore Pass then settling the Eden Valley before making their way along the north
Cumbrian_toponymy
Battle fought in 1016 between the English and the Danes
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Brentford_(1016)
Pickering, North Yorkshire Ribble Steam Railway, Preston, Lancashire Stainmore Railway, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria Tanfield Railway, Marley Hill, County
List of British heritage and private railways
List_of_British_heritage_and_private_railways
Region of England
Northumbrian king from 947–8 was Eric Bloodaxe, who died at the Battle of Stainmore, Westmorland, in 954. After Eric Bloodaxe's death, all England was ruled
North_East_England
south whilst to the north it is separated from the Alston Block by the Stainmore Trough. It originated as a geological structure during the Carboniferous
Askrigg_Block
British railway engineer (1822–1880)
Railway (from a junction near West Auckland via Barnard Castle, over Stainmore via Kirkby Stephen to a junction with the West Coast Main Line at Tebay
Thomas_Bouch
Roman era fort in England with minor remaining ruins
Eboracum (York) and points south. It guarded the eastern entrance to the Stainmore Pass through the Pennines, overlooking the River Greta. The name Verterae
Lavatrae
River in County Durham, England
"Griótá", meaning "stony stream". The river rises in the Pennines on Stainmore and drains Spittal Ings, Roper Castle (or Round Table) and Beldoo Moss
River_Greta,_Durham
Part of the Viking invasions of England
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Reading_(871)
Railway station in Cumbria, England
Fisherground Beckfoot Dalegarth South Tynedale Railway Alston → Slaggyford Stainmore Railway Kirkby Stephen East List of railway stations in Cumbria
Garsdale_railway_station
repairing the Road from Bowes, in the County of York, to Brough under Stainmore, in the County of Westmorland. (Repealed by Roads from Bowes and from
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1742
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1742
for repairing and widening the roads from the east end of Borough-under-Stainmore in the county of Westmorland, by the end of Appleby Bridge, to Eamont
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1801
Class of diesel-electric locomotives
2009 31188 ex-Wensleydale Railway - scrapped in September 2008 31410 ex-Stainmore Railway - scrapped in September 2014 at CF Booths Rotherham 31421 ex-Midland
British_Rail_Class_31
September 1959, which worked at Stanton Iron Works, Ilkeston, is preserved at Stainmore Railway Company. YE 2748 (NCB Number 6), built in 1959 and allocated to
Yorkshire Engine Company Janus
Yorkshire_Engine_Company_Janus
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Success.
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English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Hillock in which the vowels have been transposed.
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American, Australian, Christian, German, Greek, Latin, Spanish
Dolphin; Similar to the Thirteenth Century French Saint Delphine; From Delphi
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English : from Middle English more ‘moor’, ‘marsh’, ‘fen’, ‘area of uncultivated land’ (Old English mÅr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place or a habitational name from any of the various places named with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.English : from Old French more ‘Moor’ (Latin maurus). The Latin term denoted a native of northwestern Africa, but in medieval England the word came to be used informally as a nickname for any swarthy or dark-skinned person.English : from a personal name (Latin Maurus ‘Moor’). This name was borne by various early Christian saints. The personal name was introduced to England by the Normans, but it was never as popular in England as it was on the Continent.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mórdha ‘descendant of Mórdha’, a byname meaning ‘great’, ‘proud’, or ‘stately’.Scottish : see Muir.Welsh : from Welsh mawr ‘big’, applied as a nickname or distinguishing epithet.
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