Stainforth, North Yorkshire

Stainforth is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated north of Settle. Nearby there is a waterfall, Stainforth Force, where the river falls over limestone ledges into a deep, broad pool which can be accessed by walking a short way from the village. There was a Youth Hostel at Taitlands between 1942 and 2007.

Not to be confused with Stainforth, South Yorkshire.

Stainforth

Stainforth
Stainforth
Location within North Yorkshire
Population231 [1]
OS grid referenceSD821673
Civil parish
  • Stainforth
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSETTLE
Postcode districtBD24
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

History
Stainforth Falls, c. 1890 - 1900

Its name derives from the 'stony ford' which linked two settlements half a mile apart on opposite banks of the River Ribble north of Settle. Stainforth, on the eastern side, was formerly owned by Sawley Abbey, whose monks developed the estate which prospered, while Little Stainforth, under private ownership, declined. In 1595 Edward Darcy received from four trustees acting for the previous owner the manor of Stainforth Underbargh and 20 dwelling houses with lands there.[2] He was Groom of the Chamber to Elizabeth I and was knighted eight years later. In the 1670s, Samuel Watson replaced the ford by a packhorse bridge whose arch spans a wooded stretch of the river, and a grassy patch leads downstream to Stainforth Force. In Little Stainforth the three-storey Stainforth Hall was built at the same time and is now occupied as a farmhouse.

See also

References
  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Stainforth Parish (1170216782)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. Collins, Francis, ed. (1890). "Yorkshire Fines: 1595". Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]: part 4: 1594-1603. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 31 October 2013.

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