South Stainley

South Stainley
South Stainley
 South Stainley shown within North Yorkshire
Population 172 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSE306632
Civil parishSouth Stainley with Cayton
DistrictHarrogate
Shire countyNorth Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HARROGATE
Postcode district HG3
Dialling code 01423
Police North Yorkshire
Fire North Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Coordinates: 54°04′N 1°32′W / 54.07°N 1.53°W / 54.07; -1.53

South Stainley is a small village in the Harrogate District, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Nearby settlements include the city of Ripon, the town of Harrogate and the village of Markington. South Stainley is on the A61 road. South Stainley has a pub and a place of worship.

The village is the principal settlement in the civil parish of South Stainley with Cayton. Cayton is the site of a deserted medieval village 1 mile west of South Stainley, and was the location of a grange established by Fountains Abbey in the Middle Ages.[2]

References

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