Stapleton

Stapleton was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. Though it has been known that a settlement has existed on this sharp bend in the river since the 9th century. The village and surrounding area were granted by William the Conqueror to a knight who would become known as Benedict de Stapleton. One member of the Stapleton family, Miles Stapleton of Bedale was one of the founding members of the Order of the Garter. The family built a manor in the village as well as a private chapel named after St James. In the 13th century the 'de Stapleton' family gave some lands around the village to the nearby Premonstratensian monks of Easby Abbey and in so doing forgoing the obligation to maintain a…

Stapleton was part of the former North Riding of Yorkshire and is today part of the county and district of North Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was in the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. The village also lies within the Richmond Constituency, represented since 2015 by Conservative Party Member of Parliament and former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Residents use the GP surgery in Aldbrough St John and Friarage Hospital in Northallerton.