Stainton, South Yorkshire

Stainton
Stainton
Location within South Yorkshire
Population271 (2011)
OS grid referenceSK551935
• London140 mi (230 km) S
Civil parish
  • Stainton
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townROTHERHAM
Postcode districtS66
PoliceSouth Yorkshire
FireSouth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Stainton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England.

The parish has a population of 269,[1] increasing marginally to 271 at the 2011 Census.[2] and is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

The name Stainton derives from the Old Norse steinn meaning 'stone', and the Old English tūn meaning 'settlement'.[3]

Stainton is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book. Stainton grew in the 19th century, providing homes for miners at Maltby.

Stainton ecclesiastical parish is within the Diocese of Sheffield.[4] The parish church of St. Winifred, a Grade II* listed building, dates from the 12th century.[5]

The current Stainton lord of the manor (as of 2015), is the 13th Earl of Scarbrough.[6] The cricketer Freddie Trueman was born at Scotch Springs in Stainton.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Doncaster (Metropolitan District): Parish Headcounts", Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 August 2009
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Stainton". Key to English Place-Names. The Institute for Name-Studies. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  4. ^ "St Winifred, Stainton", The Church of England. Retrieved 31 March 2015
  5. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Winifred, School Lane (1286289)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Stainton A South Yorkshire Village", Stainton Village Website. Retrieved 31 March 2015
  7. ^ Arlott, John; "Fred Trueman", The Guardian, 3 July 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2015
  • Media related to Stainton, South Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons
  • "The Ancient Parish of Stainton", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2015


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