Stainburn
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| Stainburn shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 267 (Including Castley and Lindley. 2011) |
| OS grid reference | SE425049448275 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Otley |
| Postcode district | LS |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Stainburn is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England where it is situated 10 miles north of Leeds. St Mary's Church, Stainburn is one of Stainburn's main attractions, offering fine views over Wharfedale and is therefore classified as a Grade I listed building hence, currently being under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. As a result, portraying Stainburn as a quaint village with peaceful idyllic walkways towards the Moor. Whilst Stainburn does not have direct access to a Post Office within the immediate vicinity, the nearest Post Office is of that in Pool-in-Wharfedale.
Stainburn in the 1870s was previously referred to as:
The name 'Stainburn' has an original meaning when broken down into old English which is: "Stone Stream", suggesting the village suffered a lack of fresh water supplies, many centuries ago.
The nearest schools to Stainburn are: Farnley Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (1.8 miles), Pool-in-Wharfedale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (2.1 miles) and Prince Henry's Grammar School, Otley (3.0 miles).
Stainburn is well known for its bike trails, in particular it homes one of the newest edition of trails: Descent Line Trail in Yorkshire and the Humber for experienced mountain bikers covering a short distance of 1.5 km. Not to mention, it occupies some of the most intricate trails such as: the black-graded 4 km Warren Boulder Trail and the 2 km Red Loop Trail.
Within the parish of Stainburn, there is a forest which is positioned near to Harrogate and Otley. It is "a largely coniferous woodland on the edge of Nidderdale AONB which consists of two parts... a mixed pine, larch and spruce area on the sloping ground of Norwood edge and... a plateau of spruce... of scots pine and larch to the east".
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