[1] Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, when local government underwent reorganisation in 1974 it was named "in Cartmel" to distinguish it from the other Staveley, which is also called Staveley-in-Westmorland or Staveley-in-Kendal to ensure that they are differentiated.

[6] In 1831, Samuel Lewis noted that it contained 350 inhabitants, saying "the living is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry of Richmond, and Diocese of Chester, endowed with £800 royal bounty, and in the patronage of Lord G.

"[7] John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–72) states the population at the time to have been 409 people living in 76 houses and covering 2,480 acres, and that the manor belonged to the Duke of Devonshire.

[14] At the furthest south east shore of the lake can be found Fell Foot Park, owned by the National Trust.

[18] Alfred Wainwright identifies the upland to the north east of the village as Staveley Fell, although this name does not appear on Ordnance Survey maps.