Visit North Stainley Places

Welcome to Visit North Stainley Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in North Stainley

  

North Stainley Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about North Stainley

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North Stainley history

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North Stainley was mentioned in the Domesday Book with 15 ploughlands and belonging to the Archbishop of York. The name of the village derives from the Old English of Stān lēah, which means a stone wood or clearing. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 604, rising to 737 at the 2011 Census. The parish includes the hamlet of Sleningford.

You can visit North Stainley places with Walkfo North Stainley to hear history at North Stainley’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo North Stainley has 20 places to visit in our interactive North Stainley map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout North Stainley, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at North Stainley places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to North Stainley & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 20 audio facts unique to North Stainley places in an interactive North Stainley map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit North Stainley Places Map
20 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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North Stainley historic spots	North Stainley tourist destinations	North Stainley plaques	North Stainley geographic features
Walkfo North Stainley tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in North Stainley

  

Best North Stainley places to visit

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North Stainley has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied North Stainley’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo North Stainley’s information audio spots:

Thornborough Henges The Thornborough Henges are an unusual ancient monument complex that includes the three aligned henges that give the site its name . They are thought to have been part of a Neolithic and Bronze Age ‘ritual landscape’ comparable to Salisbury Plain . Historic England considers its landscape comparable in ceremonial importance to Stonehenge, Avebury, and Orkney .

Norton Conyers House Norton Conyers House is a grade II* listed late medieval manor house. The frontage has distinctive Dutch-style gables and is thought to be the inspiration for Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre. The house is currently undergoing restoration but is open for occasional guided tours.

Lightwater Valley Lightwater Valley is a theme park in North Stainley, North Yorkshire, England. The park was home to Europe’s longest roller coaster, The Ultimate. The Brighton Pier Group purchased the park for £5 million in 2021.

Raptor Attack Raptor Attack was an enclosed steel roller coaster at the Lightwater Valley theme park in North Yorkshire. It was the world’s first underground subterranean rollercoaster, opening in 1987.

The Ultimate (roller coaster) The Ultimate is a steel roller coaster at Lightwater Valley theme park, near the small cathedral city of Ripon, in North Yorkshire, England. In 1991, it took the record of longest roller coaster in the world from The Beast at Kings Island.

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