Notable People
- The parents of the navigator Captain James Cook, James Cook and Grace Pace, were married in the Stainton parish church on 10 October 1725, and the parish register survives. James Cook, the explorer, was born at nearby East Marton three years later.
- William Fawcett, the writer on horses, hunting and racing, was the son of Sir William Fawcett, of The Grange, Stainton, and was a native of the parish.
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