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* [http://www.stondon.net/ |
* [http://www.stondon.net/ Stondon Village website] |
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* [http://www.stondon-pc.gov.uk Stondon Parish Council Website] |
* [http://www.stondon-pc.gov.uk Stondon Parish Council Website] |
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Revision as of 09:01, 2 July 2015
Stondon | |
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![]() The Baptist Chapel in Lower Stondon | |
Population | 1,821 (2001) |
OS grid reference | TL1535 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HENLOW |
Postcode district | SG16 |
Dialling code | 01462 |
Police | Bedfordshire |
Fire | Bedfordshire and Luton |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Stondon is a civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish includes the settlements of Lower Stondon and Upper Stondon.
The name "Stondon" derives from the Saxon word meaning Stone Hill. The parish itself however was only created in 1985 after an amalgamation of the Lower and Upper Stondon civil parishes.[1]
Stondon is mentioned in the Domesday Book. The entry is as follows: Standone: St Benedict's of Ramsey; Engelhere from Azelina, Ralph Tailbois' wife.
Its services consist of a golf club and bistro, several hairdressers, a transport museum, Stondon Lower School and more.
References
- ^ "'Guide to Bedfordshire Parishes'". Bedfordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
External links
Media related to Stondon at Wikimedia Commons