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Stainton, west North Yorkshire

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Stainton
How Hill from near Stainton
OS grid referenceSE105965
Civil parish
  • Stainton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRichmond
Postcode districtDL11 6
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Stainton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the border of the Yorkshire Dales, with a population of 54. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish remained less than 100. Information is included in the parish of Hudswell. It lies close to the army training camp of Wathgill.

Walburn Hall

A little over a mile to the south-east, Walburn Hall is a fortified house probably dating from the 12th century but much altered in the 15th and 16th centuries.[1]

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Walburn Hall (50954)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 20 March 2015.

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