Stainforth | |
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Stainforth | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
Population | 231 [1] |
OS grid reference | SD821673 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SETTLE |
Postcode district | BD24 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
Stainforth is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated north of Settle. Nearby there is a waterfall, Stainforth Force, where the river falls over limestone ledges into a deep, broad pool which can be accessed by walking a short way from the village. There was a Youth Hostel at Taitlands between 1942 and 2007.