Staintondale

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|54.372500|-0.477300|display=inline,title}}

| label_position = top

| official_name = Staintondale

| static_image = Staintondale Village Hall.jpg

| static_image_width = 240px

| static_image_caption = Staintondale village hall

| population = 341

| population_ref = (2011 census)

| civil_parish = Staintondale

| unitary_england = North Yorkshire

| lieutenancy_england = North Yorkshire

| region = Yorkshire and the Humber

| constituency_westminster = Scarborough and Whitby

| post_town = SCARBOROUGH

| postcode_district = YO13

| postcode_area = YO

| dial_code =

| os_grid_reference = SE990985

}}

Staintondale (or Stainton Dale) is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated {{convert|7|mi|km}} north west of Scarborough town centre. The parish also includes the village of Ravenscar, {{convert|2|mi|0}} north of the village of Staintondale, and the whole parish lies within the North York Moors National Park.

File:St John the Baptists Church Staintondale 1 (Nigel Coates).jpg

According to the 2011 UK census, Stainton Dale parish had a population of 341,{{NOMIS2011

| id = 1170217365

| title = Stainton Dale Parish

| accessdate = 6 March 2018}} an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 319 - note these figures includes Ravenscar as well as Staintondale.{{cite web

|url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798222&c=stainton+dale&d=16&e=15&g=476944&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1215384120872&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779

|title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Stainton Dale CP (Parish)

|accessdate = 6 July 2008

|work = Neighbourhood Statistics

|publisher = Office for National Statistics

}}

The parish council is Staintondale Parish Council.{{cite web|url=http://www.staintondalepc.org.uk/ |title=Staintondale Parish Council| accessdate = 9 February 2013}}

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Scarborough, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.