In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stainton like this:
STAINTON, a township in Stockton district, and a parish partly also in Stokesley district, and all in N. R. Yorkshire. The township lies 4½ miles ENE of Yarm r. station, and has a post-office under Stockton. Acres, 2,820; of which 578 are water. Real property, £2,759. Pop., 357. Houses, 81. ...
The parish includes four other townships, and comprises 7,744 acres. Pop. in 1851, 2,485; in 1861, 3,858. Houses, 757. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £323.* Patron, the Archbishop of York. The church is ancient but good. The p. curacy of Thornaby is a separate benefice. There are a national school and some charities.
Stainton through time
Stainton is now part of Middlesbrough district. Click here for graphs and data of how Middlesbrough 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 Middlesbrough and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14269
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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