South Stainley

South Stainley is a small village in the Harrogate District, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Nearby settlements include the city of Ripon, the town of Harrogate and the village of Markington. South Stainley is on the A61 road. South Stainley has a pub and a place of worship.

South Stainley

View from the south
South Stainley
Location within North Yorkshire
Population172 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSE306632
Civil parish
  • South Stainley with Cayton
District
  • Harrogate
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHARROGATE
Postcode districtHG3
Dialling code01423
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

The village is the principal settlement in the civil parish of South Stainley with Cayton. Cayton is the site of a deserted medieval village 1 mile west of South Stainley, and was the location of a grange established by Fountains Abbey in the Middle Ages.[2]

References

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