Stainton, South Yorkshire

Stainton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England.

St. Winifred's Church from Lime Kiln Lane

Stainton
Stainton Location within South Yorkshire
Population	271 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK551935
• London	140 mi (230 km) S
Civil parish	Stainton
Metropolitan borough	Doncaster
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ROTHERHAM
Postcode district	S66
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53.4362°N 1.17138°W / 53.4362; -1.17138

The parish has a population of 269,^[1] increasing marginally to 271 at the 2011 Census.^[2] and is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Stainton is recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book. Stainton grew in the 19th century, providing homes for miners at Maltby.

Stainton ecclesiastical parish is within the Diocese of Sheffield.^[3] The parish church of St. Winifred, a Grade II* listed building, dates from the 12th century.^[4]

The current Stainton lord of the manor (as of 2015), is the 13th Earl of Scarbrough.^[5] The cricketer Freddie Trueman was born at Scotch Springs in Stainton.^[6]

See also

• Listed buildings in Stainton, South Yorkshire