Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Stainforth, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Stainforth map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stainforth, North Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Stainforth |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.101717 |
| Longitude | -2.274679 |
| Place Type | Village |
Stainforth remains a place of quiet stone, where the ancient grit of the Pennines meets the soft, persistent movement of water. It lies 2.4 miles north of Settle (from Settle: bearing 3°T, OS grid SD 821 673), and is situated north of Langcliffe village. Within the expansive boundaries of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, the terrain rises in rugged limestone tiers that catch the low, silver light of the northern sun. The rush of Stainforth Beck provides a constant, rhythmic pulse through the landscape, carving a path toward the limestone bedrock. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the nearby Stainforth Force, where the river descends in a series of dramatic, foaming steps that seem to capture the very wildness of the hills. Higher up, the remnants of the Craven and Murgatroyd Lime Works stand as heavy, silent reminders of a time when industry clawed at the earth for its mineral wealth. Stainforth itself retains a sense of enduring composure, its houses built from the same pale, stubborn rock that defines the surrounding fells. The air here carries a distinct, sharp clarity, as if the wind has been scrubbed clean by the heights of the moorland.
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Explore Stainforth, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.101717, -2.274679. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |