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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Stainburn like this:
STAINBURN, a township-chapelry, with two hamlets, in Kirkby-Overblow parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near Weeton r. station, and 4 miles NE by E of Otley. Post town, Otley. Acres, 2,910. Real property, £2,605. Pop., 243. Houses, 41. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £66. Patron, the Rector of Kirkby-Overblow. There is a parochial school.
Stainburn is now part of NORTH YORKSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH YORKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stainburn itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stainburn, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14264
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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