The district close to the village is famous for the milk white magnesium limestone quarried since Roman times and used in the construction of York Minster and much local property.

Construction took place between 1845 and 1847 with the line opening from Church Fenton to Spofforth including Stutton on 10 August 1847 and Harrogate on 20 July 1848.

Some effort was made post 1847 in the village to stimulate development and roads were moved and building sized plots laid out but most were not taken [citation needed].

Railway staff continued to occupy the building to work the siding, the adjacent level crossing over the road called Weedling Gate and the wooden signal box at the northern end of the station.

The civil Parish Council of Stutton-cum-Hazlewood met in the waiting room of the building from the 22 May 1908 (and likely before) until 4 February 1960 when it transferred to the then new Stutton Village Hall [citation needed].

In 1970 the British Railways Board put the station building up for sale and, after some time, it was sold and converted into a private house.

In 1900 the village had a water mill, railway station and goods yard, blacksmiths workshop, large purpose built malting building, two shops, C of E mission church (St Aidan's), a public house and a collection of ancient limestone built houses[citation needed].