Staintondale Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.3725°N -0.4773°W
Label Position:top
Official Name:Staintondale
Static Image:Staintondale Village Hall.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:Staintondale village hall
Population:341
Population Ref:(2011 census)
Civil Parish:Staintondale
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Scarborough and Whitby
Post Town:SCARBOROUGH
Postcode District:YO13
Postcode Area:YO
Os Grid Reference:SE990985

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

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

The parish council is Staintondale Parish Council.[2]

History

Staintondale was historically a township in the ancient parish of Scalby.[3] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.[4]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Stainton Dale CP (Parish) . 6 July 2008 . Neighbourhood Statistics . Office for National Statistics.
  2. Web site: Staintondale Parish Council. 9 February 2013.
  3. Web site: Parishes: Scalby . William. Page. William Henry Page . Institute of Historical Research . 1923 . Victoria County History. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2 . 28 July 2013 .
  4. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10469764 Vision of Britain website