Great Stainton may refer to the 'tun on the paved road'. There have been many different names for Great Stainton; Stanweg-Tun (Saxon), Staninctona (11th century), Stainton in Strata, Stainton in le Street, Stanton le Strete (13th and 14th century), Staynton in the Streete (15th - 17th century), Great Stainton (17th century), Stainton-le-Street (early 19th century) and back to Great Stainton in 1856. Great Stainton developed originally to the north of the present village where there are traces in fields of a place called cross hill .In 1823 it consisted of a few houses only, but its name suggests that it was of more importance than Little Stainton. In 1876 there were 126 inhabitants of Great Stainton, living in approximately 18 dwellings. Evidence showing Great Stainton to be a shrunken Medieval village. Unclear earthworks.

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