Stainton is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England.

In 2003 work started to convert it into a village hall and, ten years later, it was handed on 22 November 2013 to the charity that had funded this project.

[7] Alfred Wainwright wrote about the history stating that "it is a place of great antiquity" and also about how pleasant the parish was.

[8] This table shows the occupation roles of the population of Stainton in the year 1881 for males (blue) and females (orange).

[16][12] This shows that over 130 years the dominant occupation roles have shifted from agriculture to professionals and also managers and directors.

As the graph shows, 105 people who live in the village have gained a level four qualification which is the greatest percentage at 41.2% of the total number.