Staintondale | |
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Staintondale village hall |
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Staintondale shown within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 341 (2011 census) |
OS grid reference | SE990985 |
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District | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SCARBOROUGH |
Postcode district | YO13 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
UK Parliament | |
Staintondale (or Stainton Dale) is a small village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated 7 miles (11 km) north west of Scarborough town centre. The parish also includes the village of Ravenscar, 2 miles (3 km) north of the village of Staintondale, and the whole parish lies within the North York Moors National Park.
According to the 2011 UK census, Staintondale parish had a population of 341, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 319 - note these figures includes Ravenscar as well as Staintondale.
The parish council is Staintondale Parish Council.
Staintondale was historically a township in the ancient parish of Scalby. It became a separate civil parish in 1866.
The village was served by Staintondale railway station on the Scarborough and Whitby Railway from 1885 until it closed in 1965.