Place:Staintondale, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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NameStaintondale
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Located inNorth Riding of Yorkshire, England     ( - 1974)

Staintondale (or Stainton Dale) is a small village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Scarborough town centre. The parish also includes the village of Ravenscar, 2 miles (3 km) north of the village of Staintondale, and the whole parish lies within the North York Moors National Park.

According to the 2011 UK census, Staintondale parish had a population of 341, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 319 - note these figures include Ravenscar as well as Staintondale.

Staintondale was historically a township in the ancient parish of Scalby.[4] It became a separate civil parish in 1866.

The village was served by Staintondale railway station on the Scarborough and Whitby Railway from 1885 until it closed in 1965.