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Stainton is a village in the south-west outskirts of Middlesbrough, England. It is in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.

Stainton
Stainton Church
Stainton Location within North Yorkshire
Population	2,890 (2011)
OS grid reference	NZ480142
Civil parish	Stainton and Thornton
Unitary authority	Middlesbrough
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MIDDLESBROUGH
Postcode district	TS8
Police	Cleveland
Fire	Cleveland
Ambulance	North East
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.5211°N 1.2595°W / 54.5211; -1.2595

The village is in a shared civil parish and ward with Thornton called Stainton and Thornton. The ward had a population of approximately 2,300 as of 2005, measured at 2,890 in the 2011 census.[1] The civil parish has no school so the ward includes parts of Hemlington including Hemlington Hall Academy primary.

History

Stainton was named in the Domesday Book of 1086. It has been a settlement since pre-Anglo-Saxon times, its name is of mixed origin with Old Norse "stan" and Old English "tun", in Modern English stone-town. St Peter and St Paul Church dates back to the 12th century and is grade II* listed.[2][3][4]

The Stainton public house, on Meldyke Lane, was first licensed in 1897, celebrating its centenary in 1997.[5] Stainton Quarry straddles Stainton Beck, between the villages of Stainton and Thornton in Middlesbrough. A footbridge joins it to Kell Gate Green on the other side of the beck. These countryside sites provide three hectares of community-run open green space.[6]

Notable people

• The parents of the navigator Captain James Cook, James Cook and Grace Pace, were married in the Stainton parish church on 10 October 1725, and the parish register survives.[7] James Cook, the explorer, was born at nearby East Marton three years later.
• William Fawcett, the writer on horses, hunting and racing, was the son of Sir William Fawcett, of The Grange, Stainton, and was a native of the parish.[8]

References

External links

Media related to Stainton, Middlesbrough at Wikimedia Commons

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