Stainton is a village in the south-west outskirts of

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...

, in the

unitary authority, in the ceremonial county of

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, England. The village is in a shared

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and

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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. The civil parish has no school so the ward includes parts of Hemlington including Hemlington Hall Academy primary.

History

Stainton was named in the ''

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'' of 1086, when its manors were held by Earl Hugh of Acklam. It has been a settlement since pre-

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times. Its name is of mixed origin with

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"stan" and

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"tun", in Modern English stone-town. St Peter and St Paul Anglican Church dates back to the 12th century and is grade II* listed. The former vicarage, Stainton House, dates from the 19th century and is Grade II listed. Stainton Methodist Church, on Meldyke Lane, dates from 1840. The original village school, now the Memorial Hall, dates from 1844. The Stainton

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, on Meldyke Lane, was first licensed in 1897, celebrating its centenary in 1997. 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. In 1961, the civil parish had a population of 581. On 1 April 1968, the parish was abolished as Teesside County Borough came into existence. Part also went to Maltby. Until 1974 it was in the

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. From 1974 to 1996, it was within Cleveland County.

Demographics

Notable people

*The parents of the navigator

Captain James Cook Captain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer famous for his three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans, conducted between 1768 and 1779. He complet ...

, James Cook and Grace Pace, were married in the Stainton

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...

on 10 October 1725, and the parish register survives. 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.'Fawcett, William', in '' Who Was Who 1941–1950'' (London: A. & C. Black, 1980 reprint, )

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{{authority control Villages in North Yorkshire Areas within Middlesbrough Former civil parishes in North Yorkshire