Stainton, Richmondshire

Stainton is a hamlet and civil parish in Swaledale in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The population of the parish was estimated at 10 in 2016.[1]

Stainton

How Hill from near Stainton
Stainton
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE105965
Civil parish
  • Stainton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRichmond
Postcode districtDL11
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

It lies close to the army training camp of Wathgill in the adjoining civil parish of Walburn. A large part of the parish consists of Ministry of Defence ranges and training areas.

Stainton was historically a township in the parish of Downholme in the wapentake of Hang West in the North Riding of Yorkshire.[2]

Walburn became a separate civil parish in 1866.[3] In 1974 it was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.

References

  1. "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2020. At the 2011 Census the population was not counted separately.
  2. Page, William, ed. (1914). "Parishes: Downholme". Victoria County History. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Stainton CP/Tn. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

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