Staintondale

Staintondale

Staintondale village hall
Staintondale
Staintondale shown within North Yorkshire
Population 341 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference SE990985
Civil parish
  • Stainton Dale
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SCARBOROUGH
Postcode district YO13
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

Staintondale (or Stainton Dale) is a small village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated 7 miles (11 km) north west of Scarborough town centre. The parish also includes the village of Ravenscar, 2 miles (3 km) north of the village of Staintondale, and the whole parish lies within the North York Moors National Park.

St John the Baptist's Church

According to the 2011 UK census, Stainton Dale parish had a population of 341,[1] an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 319 - note these figures includes Ravenscar as well as Staintondale.[2]

The parish council is Staintondale Parish Council.[3]

History

Staintondale was historically a township in the ancient parish of Scalby.[4] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[5] The civil parish is now spelled "Stainton Dale".[6]

The village was served by Staintondale railway station on the Scarborough and Whitby Railway from 1885 until it closed in 1965.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Stainton Dale Parish (1170217365)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Stainton Dale CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
  3. ↑ "Staintondale Parish Council". Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Page, William, ed. (1923). "Parishes: Scalby". Victoria County History. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Vision of Britain website
  6. ↑ "Stainton Dale". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.


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