Stainton, County Durham

Stainton
Stainton
 Stainton shown within County Durham
Population 476 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceNZ070187
Civil parishStreatlam and Stainton
Shire countyCounty Durham
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Darlington
Postcode district DL12
Police Durham
Fire County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance North East
EU Parliament North East England
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Coordinates: 54°33′50″N 1°53′35″W / 54.564°N 1.893°W / 54.564; -1.893

Stainton is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north east of Barnard Castle. Stainton Village has around 100 houses and although it is classed as a village by all residents it actually has no local amenities. It once had a public house, chapel, post office and a local shop, all of which are now private residences. Many of the properties are period properties and owned by older residents. Just across the road from Stainton Village is Broomielaw, once a picnic area and home to an old railway station (now on private land) where Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother used to travel to get to Streatham Castle.

Broomielaw station which was private to the Bowes-Lyon of Streatham Castle seen in 1965

Stainton Camp is a British Army military installation.[2]


References

  1. "civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  2. "World War II relics at Stainton Grove Military Camp". Stainton Grove. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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