Stainton
Stainton - a frequent name in the North, usually means farmstead on stony ground, Old English st n replaced by Old Scandinavian: steinn plus t n
Source A Dictionary of British Place-Names in Names & Places
Situated near the Roman way to Castleford. The Romans had a camp nearby and the Norman's built a church which was made partly new in the 14th century. The norman chancel arch remains, the font is 15th century, and there are fragments of old glass.
Described in 1822 as a parish-town, in the upper-division of Strafforth and Tickhill; 2.5 miles from Tickhill, 6.5 from Bawtry, 9 from Rotherham, 45 from York. Population, including Hellaby, 218, which being united form a township. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated, to St. Winifred, in the Deanery of Doncaster, value, £5 15s. 0d. Patron, the Earl of Scarborough.
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