North Stainley with Sleningford

North Stainley with Sleningford is a civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England. The principal settlement and only village in the parish is North Stainley. The parish also includes the small settlements of Sleningford, North Lees and Sutton Grange. The Lightwater Valley theme park is also in the parish.

North Stainley with Sleningford
Population737 (Including Eavestone. 2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE283750
Civil parish
  • North Stainley with Sleningford
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRIPON
Postcode districtHG4
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
Websitewww.northstainleyparishcouncil.btck.co.uk

The parish is bounded on the north and east by the River Ure, and on the south by the city of Ripon.

North Stainley with Sleningford was historically a township in the ancient parish of Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[2] It became a civil parish in 1866.[3] It was transferred to North Yorkshire in 1974. In 1988 the parish absorbed the small civil parish of Sutton Grange.[4]

  • The bridge over the Ure at West Tanfield bears an inscription to mark the boundary between the West and North Ridings of Yorkshire.
    The bridge over the Ure at West Tanfield bears an inscription to mark the boundary between the West and North Ridings of Yorkshire.
  • Sleningford Water Mill on the banks of the River Ure downstream from West Tanfield
    Sleningford Water Mill on the banks of the River Ure downstream from West Tanfield

References
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  1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – North Stainley with Sleningford Parish (E04007400)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "Places in the Parish of Ripon in 1822". GENUKI. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  3. "Vision of Britain website". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  4. Harrogate (Parishes) Order 1988, "Bulletin of changes of Local Authorities status, names and areas" (PDF). Department of the Environment. 1987–88. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
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