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About Stainton
This picturesque South Yorkshire village was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, but there is considerable evidence that it existed as a settlement long before 1086.
It is a pleasant, friendly village, hemmed in by a rural landscape. Its features include St. Winifred's Church, a lovely stone building with a sturdy tower adorned with pinnacles. The church stands at the centre of a grassed churchyard where visitors can see an ancient stone memorial cross, as well as tombs and graves from several centuries.
Stainton also has that "hub" of village life, a warmly welcoming village inn, The Three Tuns, which can be found in Stainton Lane at the edge of the village. At the opposite end of Stainton Lane there is a pretty stream and duck pond.
This is a well cared for village, its leafy lanes show a variety of properties, all with well tended gardens bright with lovely bedding, bushes, trees and often with glorious foliage creeping up old stone walls. The villagers work tirelessly to keep the village looking fresh, and your eye's are constantly drawn towards flower filled tubs and hanging baskets, or to the brightly painted, still in use, red telephone box!
Stainton has all the usual village amenities, and can be found lying in a quiet location close to Tickhill, just above the market town of Maltby. The nearest large town for shopping is Rotherham, which has a museum depicting the life and times of this part of the South Yorkshire landscape.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
Recommended attractions near Stainton
| Roche Abbey | (2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Conisbrough Castle | (4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Langold Country Park | (4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Sprotbrough Flash Nature Reserve | (5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Thrybergh Country Park | (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Anston Stones Wood | (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Doncaster Minster | (6.4 miles, 10.4 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Cusworth Hall & Museum | (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Ulley Country Park | (7.1 miles, 11.5 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Dearne Valley | (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Catcliffe Flash LNR | (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Rother Valley Country Park | (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Brodsworth Hall | (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Brodsworth Community Woodlands | (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Whitwell Wood | (9.5 miles, 15.2 km, direction S) | Pictures |
All attractions in StaintonAll attractions in South YorkshireComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Stainton
Braithwell, in the county of South Yorkshire (1.6 miles, 2.5 km, direction W)
Braithwell lies at the centre of a largely rural community, the surrounding landscape is mostly of farms and leafy lanes siding fields full of grazing cattle and sheep.
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Maltby, in the county of South Yorkshire (1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction SW)
The town was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, and several historic properties can be found in the region from shortly after this time, of these, of particular note are the handsome ruins of Roche Abbey, a Cistercian foundation of 1147.
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Tickhill, in the county of South Yorkshire (2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction E)
This is a pleasant, somewhat sprawling village lying in rural countryside a short distance from the market town of Maltby
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Wadworth, in the county of South Yorkshire (2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction N)
This is a pleasant South Yorkshire village lying in lush countryside a few miles from the city of Rotherham.
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Laughton en le Morthen, in the county of South Yorkshire (3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction SW)
Once a mining hamlet, Laughton-en-le-Morthen is now thriving village with stylish housing expanding out from its medieval centre.
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Sprotbrough, in the county of South Yorkshire (5.5 miles, 8.8 km, direction N)
Sprotbrough lies in the valley of the River Don, it is a lovely rural location with fertile fields and meadows leading from leafy lanes whose hedgerows are full of wild plants and flowers.
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Thrybergh, in the county of South Yorkshire (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction W)
Thrybergh is a pretty South Yorkshire village with a history stretching back to the time of the Doomsday Book, for centuries it was little more than a small rural village with scattered housing and farms.
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Doncaster, in the county of South Yorkshire (6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction N)
Doncaster lies in what was once a great sweep of Yorkshire coalfields. It is home to one of the finest racecourses in the country where the classic St.Leger Stakes has been run each September since 1776, making the race four years older than the Derby.
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Whiston, in the county of South Yorkshire (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction W)
Whiston is surrounded by fine countryside, leafy lanes lead towards Morthen and Wickersley.
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Rotherham, in the county of South Yorkshire (7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction W)
This town was formerly a Saxon market town which remained largely unaltered until the Industrial Revolution.
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Worksop, in the county of Nottinghamshire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction S)
The dense spread of Worksop in Nottinghamshire meets with some seriously picturesque countryside, it is fortunate to be ringed by two rivers, the Clumber which borders Clumber Country Park, and the River Ryton.
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Gringley on the Hill, in the county of Nottinghamshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction E)
This charming hill-top village lies in spacious countryside close to the Chesterfield Canal. It shows an abundance of picturesque red-brick properties including out lying farms with ancient barns and dovecotes.
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Sheffield, in the county of South Yorkshire (13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction W)
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Bolsover, in the county of Derbyshire (15.0 miles, 24.1 km, direction S)
Bolsover is a small town lying 5 miles east of Chesterfield. It occupies a picturesque valley setting, watched over by 17th century Bolsover Castle which stands on the site of a former fortress of Norman times.
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Barnsley, in the county of South Yorkshire (15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction NW)
This is an attractive town laid out along the River Dearne, it is enclosed by spectacular Pennine scenery and is an ideal place from which to discover the limestone hills and fresh green valley's of the Yorkshire Dales.
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| A1(M) Junction 35 / M18 Junction 2 | (3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction N) |
| M18 Junction 1 | (3.4 miles, 5.4 km, direction W) |
| Conisborough Station | (4.7 miles, 7.6 km, direction NW) |
| Doncaster Station | (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction N) |
| Sheffield City Airport | (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction W) |
| Humberside International Airport | (35.4 miles, 57.0 km, direction E) |
| Stainton to London | (140.2 miles, 225.6 km, direction S) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Stainton
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Stainton center |
| Hellaby Hall | (3.1 miles, 4.9 km, direction W) |
| Restover Lodge Hotel | (3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction W) |
| Express by Holiday Inn Doncaster | (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction N) |
| Stonecroft Hotel | (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction W) |
| Best Western Elton Hotel | (4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction W) |
| Holiday Inn Doncaster A1(M) Jct 36 | (4.5 miles, 7.3 km, direction N) |
| The Old Rectory | (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction N) |
| Sleep Inn Doncaster | (5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction NE) |
| Best Western Charnwood Hotel | (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction SE) |
| Metro Inns Doncaster | (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction N) |
| All hotels in Stainton |
