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Evidence of early human activity can be found at Stanton with three Bronze Age barrows on the hilltop of Thorswood. In 1953 a gold bracelet was found in the parish dated circa 800 BC, now housed in the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent. Stanton is listed in the Domesday Book as Stantone, the name means "Stone Farmstead" which could refer to its building material, some prominent stone or its site on stony ground. The stone itself is an excellent building material, mainly sandstone, being used to build the majority of farmhouses and cottages in the village. In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson described Stanton in his Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales as "a township chapelry in Ellastone parish, Stafford; 2½ miles WNW of Clifton r. station, and 3½ W of Ashborne. Post town, Ashborne. Real property, £1,996. Pop., 403. Houses, 81. The living is annexed to Ellastone. Archbishop Sheldon was a native.". During the 19th century, the stone was much prized for its quality and was quarried on a large scale. Many men were employed in the several quarries. Nearby Ilam Hall was built largely of sandstone quarried in Stanton. Towards the Weaver Hills the stone turns to limestone, which is used to build walls on the Weaver Hills. Between 1729 and 1860 lead and copper were mined at Thorswood, with at least eight shafts sunk into the hilltop, some of which were 640 feet (195 m) deep. Much of Stanton was part of the Earl of Shrewsbury’s Alton Estate and the Duncombe Estate. St Mary's church was built 1846–1847 by W. Evans of Manchester. Before 1846 the Stanton villagers had to travel over 2 mile (3 km) to St Peter's, Ellastone for worship.

Stanton is a very rural village which is surrounded by many woods and rivers. The Thorswood nature reserve is located nearby.

The first census to mention Stanton was the census of 1841. The population was recorded as 392. The census was conducted every 10 years until 1961 (apart from 1941 due to World War II). Since 1961 the census changed to list information within some towns by wards, not by parish, hence the lack of data between 1961 and 2001. In 2001 a parish headcount was conducted in Stanton which placed the population at 232.]

Stanton has belonged to multiple different councils and parishes throughout its history. Stanton was a part of the Church of England's ancient parish known as Ellastone, St Peter. However, from 1849 it swapped to its modern day parish, which is Stanton, St Mary. Regarding to local government, Stanton first belonged to Ellastone Civil Parish until 1866 when it became the Civil Parish of Stanton. The village belongs to the Hundred of Totmonslow South and from 1832 to 1934 it belonged to the District Council of Mayfield Rural District, it then became part of the Uttoxeter Rural District until 1974 before finally becoming part of the East Staffordshire Borough, which it is still a part of today. However, in the 1997 elections and every election since, the Labour party has received the majority of votes.

Stanton is accessible via roads through a series of small lanes which connect onto the A52 and/or the B5032. Sallyfield Lane and Dale Lane connect to the A52 while Marsh Lane connects onto Stanton Lane which in turn links to the B5032.

There are no bus services running through Stanton, despite it having a fairly new bus stop.

Although there isn't a train station in the village of Stanton, there are a number of stations nearby. The closest are in Uttoxeter and Derby .