[2] Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is the closest settlement to the theme park Lightwater Valley which is 0.62 miles (1 km) to the south.

[3] North Stainley is derived jointly from Old English and Old Norse and means a stone clearing.

[4] The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book with 15 ploughlands and belonging to the Archbishop of York.

[5] The name of the village derives from the Old English of Stān lēah, which means a stone wood or clearing.

[1] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the parish to be 760.