In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stainton like this:
STAINTON, a township in Downholme parish, N. R. Yorkshire; 5½ miles WSW of Richmond. Acres, 1,851. Pop., 25. Houses, 6.
Stainton through time
Stainton is now part of Richmondshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Richmondshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stainton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stainton, in Richmondshire and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14270
Date accessed: 14th January 2025
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