Staindrop

Staindrop is a village and civil parish east of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England.

The village has one of the long greens typical of County Durham.

The oldest parts of the Church of England parish church of St Mary are Anglo-Saxon, built in the 10th or 11th century. The church contains monuments including effigies of members of the Neville family.

Raby Castle and its gardens are in Staindrop. The castle is the home of John Vane, 11th Baron Barnard.

About 3 mi north-west of the village is Raby Old Lodge, a medieval tower house built probably for the Neville family of Raby Castle. It was restored in the 19th century and now used as holiday accommodation.

The village has a number of locally-owned businesses including a local newsagent, the Cutting Room and a tea shop. It has a small industrial estate that is used by mainly local businesses such as joiners and plumbers.

Staindrop has two schools: Staindrop Church of England Primary and Staindrop School: An Academy. It has three pubs: the Black Swan, the Royal Oak, in the centre of the village and the Wheatsheaf Inn, which villagers commonly refer to as the "Top House".

Thomas Pynchon's historical fiction novel Mason & Dixon mentions Staindrop as containing Jeremiah Dixon's favourite public house.

Notable people

 * Charles Bungay Fawcett
 * Charles Willbraham Watson Ford
 * Captain John Simcoe