GENUKI: Stainton

The Ancient Parish of STAINTON

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"STAINTON, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; (the residence of the Rev. John Gilpin) 4 miles NW. of Stokesley; a small pleasant village. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is an ancient neat structure (see Churches for photograph), but partly modernised by having received great repair about 14 years ago. it stands on elevated ground, at the western extremity of the village, with the vicarage house adjoining, which is a large and spacious mansion; the living is in the patronage of the Archbishop of York, and the Hon. and Rev. Henry Howard is the incumbent. In the chancel is the ancient sepulchre of the Pennyman family. Here is a small school, endowed with £5. per ann. for the educating of six poor children of the township. Pop. 356."

"COULBY, a hamlet in the township of Hemlington, and parish of Stainton, west- division of Langbarugh; 1½ miles E. of Stainton, 6 miles from Stokesley."

"HEMLINGTON, in the parish of Stainton, west-division of Langbarugh; 1¼ miles E. of Stainton, 1 mile from Stainton, 6 N. of Stokesley, 7 from Yarm, 9 from Guisborough. Population 72."

"INGLEBY BARWICK, in the parish of Stainton, wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; 2¼ miles WSW. of Stainton, 3 miles NNE. of Yarm. Population, 175."

"MALTBY, in the parish of Stainton, wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; 1 mile WSW. of Stainton, 3½ miles ENE. of Yarm. - Mr. William Metcalf is the principal inhabitant in this village. Pop. 168."

"MANDALE, in the township of Thornaby on Tess and parish of Stainton, wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; 2½ miles NNW. of Stainton, 1 mile S. of Stockton."

"NEW TOWN, in township of Ingleby Berwick, and parish of Stainton, wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; 2 miles E. of Yarm."

"STAINSBY, 2 or 3 farm houses in the parish of Stainton, wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; 1¼ miles NW. of Stainton, 4½ miles NE. of Yarm."

"THORNABY ON TEES, in the parish of Stainton, wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; 2 miles NW. of Stainton, 1 mile NNE. of Yarm. Pop. 197;"

"THORNTON, in the parish of Stainton, wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; ¼ mile SSW. of Stainton, 4 miles NW. of Stokesley."

"THORSBY, in the parish of Stainton, wapentake and liberty of Langbargh; 2 miles from Stokesley."

Churches

Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
- The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Stainton - would you have trees this close to your building? (The Church's website is here.)
- The Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Stainton. They really don't want you to see this church from the road!
- St. Timothy's Church, Hemlington.
- The Baptist Church, Hemlington.
- The All Nations church, Hemlington, formerly (until 2006) the St. John of God pastoral centre.
- The Methodist Church, Maltby.
- The Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Thornaby on Tees (view 1). The churchyard is locked!
- The Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Thornaby on Tees (view 2).
- The Church of St. Peter ad Vincula, Thornaby on Tees.
- The Church of St. Peter ad Vincula, Thornaby on Tees.
- St. Luke's Church, Thornaby on Tees.
  - Internal view looking down the nave
  - The font
- St. Mark the Evangelist's Church, Thornaby on Tees.
- Thornaby Methodist Church, Thornaby on Tees.
- Thornaby Baptist Church, Thornaby on Tees.
- The Roman Catholic Church of Christ the King, Thornaby on Tees.
- St. Margaret's Church, Brookfield.
- The Roman Catholic Church of St. Clare of Assisi, Brookfield.
- The former Primitive Methodist Church, High Leven.

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Stainton in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".
Transcript of the entry for Thornaby in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Stainton.
The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Thornaby.

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1890. of the North Riding.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1890 History and Directory of the North Riding.

History

In 1844 the township of Thornaby on Tees(in this parish) became a parish in its own right. See Thornaby on Tees Parish.
The web site "Thornaby on Tees" from Ancient to modern times contains information on early Thornaby, old photographs and other memorabilia. It also has information relating to the present day Thornaby.

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Memorial Inscriptions

The World War I Memorial Plaque in St. Luke's Church, Thornaby on Tees.
The World War II Memorial Plaque in St. Luke's Church, Thornaby on Tees.

Names, Geographical

The following places are within the boundaries of this (ancient) parish, but I have no further information on them other than the Ordnance Survey Landranger Grid reference shown:
- (NZ493144) Hemlington
- (NZ450123) High Leven

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- Cleveland FHS

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