Stainsacre

Stainsacre is a village in the civil parish of Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre in North Yorkshire on the edge of the North York Moors National Park. It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Whitby, near the A171 road.^[1]

Stainsacre
Road in the village
Stainsacre Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	NZ915085
Civil parish	Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WHITBY
Postcode district	YO22
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Scarborough and Whitby
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.464077°N 0.590773°W / 54.464077; -0.590773

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

The village's population in 1809 was 144.^[2]

Stainsacre was the seat of Jonathan Sanders, a merchant.^[3] By 1884, W.H. Attley lived in Stainsacre Hall.^[4] Stainsacre Hall was owned by Middlesbrough Borough Council and they used it as an educational and activity centre until 2010, before it was sold due to cost and dwindling numbers attending.^[5]

Hawsker railway station served Stainsacre until it closed in 1965.

The Parish Church is dedicated to All Saints.

See also

• Listed buildings in Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre