There are many locations around the world that have an association with the Staveley name. Although not a particularly common name it is certainly not as rare as you might think. There are a large number of Staveleys who have lived in and around the county of Yorkshire in England and Staveley communities further afield. Here we take a look at places around the world that are named after the Staveley surname.
Staveley is a place-name. There are four places such locations in England.
The largest is that in Derbyshire, a few miles north-west of Chesterfield
and not far from the Yorkshire border. There is a Staveley to the south of
Ripon, a mile or so from the A6055, which puts it quite near places with
Staveley ancestral roots. Another is that in Cumbria in the Lake District. It lies a few miles to the east of Windermere on the A591.Finally, there is Staveley-in-Cartmel, north-west from Grange-over-Sands and near the junction of the A590 and A592.
All four places are settlements of considerable age. They are all to
be found in thirteenth century records, and the Derbyshire and Yorkshire
Staveleys appear in the Domesday Book (1086). The name Staveley is also mis spelled on many occasions even turning up incorrectly written on civil records. You may see it appear as one of the following: Stavelie,Staveleia, Stavelay, Stavele, Stanlei, Staflea and Staveleie.
Staveley in Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Staveley is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, England. It is situated along the banks of the River Rother just 5 miles northeast of Chesterfield and and equal distance from Clowne and Bolsover. It is just 13 miles from the southeast of Sheffield.
This was a mining town with several large coal mines but they have all closed now. There was a large Foundry in the town called the Staveley Works foundry and also Staveley Chemicals which have also now closed.
Staveley in the Lake District
Staveley village is situated in the District of South Lakeland in Cumbria and historically part of Westmorland it is just 4 miles from Kendal. Not to be confused with Staveley-in-Cartmel.
Staveley near Ripon / Harrogate
Staveley is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire. It is near Ripon and Harrogate being just 4 miles from Knaresborough. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book as belonging to Gostpatric. It takes its name from the Anglo-Saxon meaning “the clearing where the staves were brought from.
Staveley-in-Cartmel in Cumbria
Staveley-in-Cartmel is a small village and part of the civil parish of the South Lakeland district in Cumbria. East of Newby bridge and near Windermere it is 9 miles from Ulverston. It is often referred to as Staveley-in-Furness.
The Staveley Arms
This 16th century pub can be found near North Stanley. It is just four miles from Ripon and within easy access from Harrogate.
Tibthorpe Manor, Tibthorpe, Kirkburn
Tibthorpe is a township and village, in the parish of and 1 mile west from Kirkburn, 2 ¼ north-west from Southburn station on the Driffield and Market Weighton section of the North Eastern railway and 5 miles south-west from Driffield. There is a Wesleyan chapel, built in 1823 and enlarged in 1850; in 1905 a schoolroom was added and the chapel renovated. The Earl of Londesborough K.C.V.O. is lord of the manor. Sir Tatton Sykes bart. Sir Prince Smith bart. J.P. of Southburn, Harold Hornby Staveley esq. J.P. of Tibthorpe, the Misses Staveley, of Driffield, Arthur Botterill esq. of Gartonon-the-Wolds, and Major John William Dent, of Ribston Hall, Wetherby, are the principal landowners. The acreage is 2,885; rateable value, £4,798; the population in 1911 was 231.
— Kelly’s Directory of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire (1913)
Tibthorpe manor was the home of a number of members of the Staveley family.
Staveley Camp Forest – New Zealand
Staveley Camp Forest, in the foothills of the Southern Alps, Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand. Staveley is a small town in the Ashburton District. It is named after Robert Staveley who was a runholder in the area and his farm was situated here.
Staveley, Calgary – Canada
Stavely is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It lies 110 kilometres (68 miles) south of Calgary on Highway 2 and 16 km (9.9 miles) east of Willow Creek Provincial Park. It is named after Alexander Staveley Hill. The photograph above shows Stavely town in 1910. The town website can be found here: https://stavely.ca/
Staveley Island, Chile
Staveley is a Small Island spanning 2 km with a coastline of 11 km in the Pacific Ocean on the contenent of South America. The island Staveley is a singular landmass of 1.6 km². The islands has 95% forest tree cover. At its highest point it is 57 meters above sea level.
The island of Staveley is very remote and there is no port or airport. The nearest airport is Lieutenant Julio Gallardo which is 234 km away.
Mount Staveley, Island of Palawan – The Philippines.
A remote mountain peak called Mount Stavely in the Stavely range of the island of Palawan. The Mount is 2214 feet high. I wonder how it got its name?
Stavely Hills – Australia
Located in the state of Victoria near Melbourne is an area known as the Staveley Hills. There is nothing much there but there is a farm and perhaps a Staveley originally owned it?
Stavely Hollow – United States
Staveley Hollow is a small valley in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States and probably named after a local farmer by the name of Stavely or Staveley.
Staveley Road – Hong Kong
Staveley Street in Hong Kong is named after Lieutenant-General William Staveley CB ( 1784 – 1854) who was governor of Hong Kong in 1847.
There are several roads and streets named Staveley. I have not listed them all here but there are certainly a few in the UK and probably further afield too.
Staveley Road, Chiswick, London – Staveley Road is a road in Chiswick in the London Borough of Hounslow which was the site of the first successful V-2 missile attack against Britain. There is also a Staveley Gardens park area nearby.
Staveley Road, Ashford, Kent
Staveley Road, Luton
Staveley Road, Wolverhampton
Staveley Road, Sheffield
Staveley Road, Chesterfield
Staveley Road, Leicester
Staveley Lane, near Staveley, Sheffield
The Staveley Family 