About Staveley with Ings
Staveley and Ings have a long history and many fine traditions. Nestled at the foot of the beautiful Kentmere valley and bisected by the rivers Gowan and Kent, the two villages provide a natural gateway to the Lake District but also offer residents and visitors so much more. They are simply brimming with life.
While mountain biking may have replaced bobbins as the focus of local activity, today our communities have diversified to provide a wealth of local services, shops, businesses and voluntary organisations far outstripping other villages of a similar size. Best of all Staveley and Ings enjoy a vibrant community spirit, which marks them out as special places to live, work and visit.
Some Staveley with Ings Statistics
In Staveley with Ings we have:
3 parishes in Staveley with Ings - Nether Staveley, Over Staveley and Hugill
1,700 residents
790 households
2 rivers - the River Gowan and the River Kent
2 churches - St James in Staveley and St Annes in Ings
A primary school
A doctors surgery
A pharmacy
A post office
3 pubs and 2 breweries
2 general stores as well as numerous shops and other businesses.
Several coffee shops and places to eat
A recreation ground and play park
Public Meeting rooms at the Staveley Village Hall, Institute and Pavillion and Ings Village Hall
A theatre
A railway station and we are on the 555 bus route
Lots of beautiful countryside with woods and fells
Public toilets run by volunteers
