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Stondon
The Baptist Chapel in Lower Stondon
Population1,821  (2001)
OS grid referenceTL1535
Civil parish
  • Stondon
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHENLOW
Postcode districtSG16
Dialling code01462
PoliceBedfordshire
FireBedfordshire and Luton
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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Bedfordshire

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

  1. ^ "'Guide to Bedfordshire Parishes'". Bedfordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-06.

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