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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described South Stainley like this:
STAINLEY (South), a parish in Ripon district, W. R. Yorkshire; 1 mile S by E of Wormald-Green r. station, and 5½ S of Ripon. It includes Cayton hamlet, and has a post-office under Leeds. Acres, 1,800. Real property, £3,054; of which £40 are in quarries. Pop., 259. Houses, 46. S. House andHall are chief residences. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £119. Patron, Mrs. R. Reynard. The church is modern: and there is a Wesleyan chapel.
South Stainley 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 South Stainley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of South Stainley, in North Yorkshire and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/14268
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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