Staintondale

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Staintondale

Unitary authority

North Yorkshire

Ceremonial county

North Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSCARBOROUGHPostcode districtYO13PoliceNorth YorkshireFire North Yorkshire AmbulanceYorkshire UK Parliament

Scarborough and Whitby

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

54°22′21″N 0°28′38″W / 54.372500°N 0.477300°W / 54.372500; -0.477300

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.

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 village was served by Staintondale railway station on the Scarborough and Whitby Railway from 1885 until it closed in 1965.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Stainton Dale Parish (1170217365)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Stainton Dale CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
^ "Staintondale Parish Council". Retrieved 9 February 2013.
^ 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.
^ Vision of Britain website
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.