Stainton is a village near the A66, in the parish of Dacre, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the English county of Cumbria. It is a few miles away from the market town of Penrith. It is in the parish of Dacre, although it is larger than Dacre. It has a Methodist church and a primary school. In 2019 the built-up area had an estimated population of 758. In 1870-72 the township had a population of 330.
the village has 3 bus routes serving it, all run by Stagecoach. The first is the 105 to Greystoke or Penrith. The second/third is the X4/X5 to Penrith or to Workington via Keswick and Cockermouth.