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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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
Battle between the Anglo-Saxons and Norse Viking invaders
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Farnham
Class of British steam locomotives
Railway Museum. It was moved to the Stainmore Railway Company at Kirkby Stephen East station in 2011 for the Stainmore 150 celebrations housed in the Darlington
NER_901_Class
River in Cumbria, England
confluence of several small streams or sikes draining most of north and south Stainmore close to the border with County Durham and Yorkshire. It flows north west
River_Belah
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
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)
Battle during the Viking invasions of England (910 CE)
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Tettenhall
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
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
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
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
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
1004 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_Thetford
Class of arthropods
history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England)". Journal of the Geological Society
Millipede
Environmentally protected area in England
does the A66 road, which crosses Bowes Moor using the Stainmore Gap between Bowes and Stainmore. Bowes Moor sits on the River Greta and has changed very
Bowes_Moor
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
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
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
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
Saxon invasion of Stamford
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Stamford_(894)
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
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
Village in Cumbria, England
Lune. Scandal Beck runs north-northeast through it, as does the former Stainmore Railway. Smardale Gill quarry was a large limestone quarry on the west
Smardale
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
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
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
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
Roman road that ran from York in England to the Antonine Wall in Scotland
the route of the Roman-era Watling Street, branching off here to cross Stainmore to Penrith and Carlisle at the western end of Hadrian's Wall. Dere Street
Dere_Street
893 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_Buttington
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Tempsford
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
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
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
Extinct subclass of millipedes
history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England)". Journal of the Geological Society
Arthropleuridea
Extinct genus of millipedes
history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England)". Journal of the Geological Society
Arthropleura
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
Second subperiod of the Carboniferous
history: insights from newly discoveredArthropleuraremains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England)". Journal of the Geological Society
Pennsylvanian_(geology)
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
Extinct genus of insects
history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England)". Journal of the Geological Society
Meganeura
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
British geologist
Wilson, A. A. (1985). Geology of the Northern Pennine Orefield. Volume 2: Stainmore to Craven. Economic Memoir of the British Geological Survey. Her Majesty's
Kingsley_Dunham
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
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
Castle in Cumbria, England
fortification that was occupied until the 5th century. The site protected the Stainmore Pass that stretched from the River Eden across the Pennines, and the Roman
Brough_Castle
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 Cumbria, England
Fisherground Beckfoot Dalegarth South Tynedale Railway Alston → Slaggyford Stainmore Railway Kirkby Stephen East List of railway stations in Cumbria
Braystones_railway_station
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
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 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
Train maker based in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Facebook. "Edgar Gilkes". Graces Guide. Retrieved 9 January 2025. "The Stainmore Route Viaducts", stainmore150.co.uk, 2010 Panel for Historical Engineering
Gilkes_Wilson_and_Company
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
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
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
Disused railway station in Cumbria, England
1920s, and the station closed in 1952. In 2002 the preservation society Stainmore Railway Company (at Kirkby Stephen East) recovered two wagons which had
Smardale_railway_station
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
894 battle between Vikings and Wessex
Holme Tettenhall Tempsford Derby Second Stamford Corbridge Brunanburh Stainmore Post-English unification (991–1010) Maldon First Alton St Brice's Day
Battle_of_Benfleet
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England
From its summit you can see Blackpool Tower on a clear day, the A66 over Stainmore, the Lake District, the Howgill Fells and even down or up the Eden Valley
Orton, Westmorland and Furness
Orton,_Westmorland_and_Furness
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)
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
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
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)
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
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
King of Alba from 971 to 995
states that Kenneth plundered Northumbria three times, first as far as Stainmore, then to Cluiam and lastly to the River Dee by Chester. These raids may
Kenneth_II_of_Scotland
Railway station in Cumbria, England
Fisherground Beckfoot Dalegarth South Tynedale Railway Alston → Slaggyford Stainmore Railway Kirkby Stephen East List of railway stations in Cumbria
Brampton railway station (Cumbria)
Brampton_railway_station_(Cumbria)
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