In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Staincross like this:
STAINCROSS, a village and a wapentake on the W side of W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands on a hill 3¼ miles NW of Barnsley; and is in Darton and Notton townships. The wapentake contains 9 parishes, and 2 parts; and is cut into two divisions, lower and upper. Acres, 38,753 and 45,818. Pop. in 1851, 30,167 and 20,051; in 1861, 57,938. Houses, 11,682.
Additional information about this locality is available for Darton
Staincross through time
Staincross is now part of Barnsley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Barnsley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Staincross itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Staincross, in Barnsley and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25508
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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