Sandon, Staffordshire
| Sandon | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Parish Church | |
| Population | 361 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ9429 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stafford |
| Postcode district | ST18 |
| Dialling code | 01889 |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Sandon is a village in Staffordshire, about 4.5 miles (7 km) northeast of Stafford. The village is in the Trent Valley on the A51 road.
Sandon Park
There is a rectangular moated site in Sandon Park, about 186 yards (170 m) northeast of the parish church.[2] The site measures about 110 yards (100 m) by 87 yards (80 m) and the moat varies from 11 yards (10 m) to 16 yards (15 m) wide.[2] It was the site of the parish's manor house, which was the home of the Erdeswick family from 1338 until the middle of the 17th century.[2] The moat site is a scheduled monument.[2]
In 1776 Nathaniel Ryder was ennobled as Baron Harrowby. He commissioned the architect Samuel Wyatt to transform the manor house into Sandon Hall and the landscape gardener William Emes to create a 400 acres (160 ha) park.[3] Creating the park involved demolishing Sandon village, which was close to the house and parish church, and building a new village further away from the house and church.
In 1848 a workman on the roof of Sandon Hall accidentally set the building on fire, which caused such damage that it had to be demolished.[3] The current Sandon Hall is a Jacobethan country house of nine bays built for Dudley Ryder, 2nd Earl of Harrowby in 1852.[4] It was designed by the Scots Baronial architect William Burn — apart from the conservatory, which was added in 1864.[4] Sandon Hall is a Grade II* listed building.[4]
Parish church
The Church of England parish church of All Saints was built in about 1200 and almost completely rebuilt about 1300.[5] The north aisle was built in the 14th century, but was remodelled in 1851 as a family chapel for the Earls of Harrowby.[5] The church was restored in 1923 under the direction of the architect W. D. Caroe.[5] All Saints' is a Grade I listed building.[5]
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Economic history
The Trent and Mersey Canal passes through the area and was completed in 1777.
The North Staffordshire Railway opened the Stone to Colwich Line through Sandon in 1849.[6] The London, Midland and Scottish Railway closed Sandon railway station in 1947 but the railway remains open as part of the West Coast Main Line.
Amenities
Sandon has a public house, the Dog and Doublet Inn,[7] that was designed by the architect Sir Guy Dawber and built in 1906.[8]
Sandon has a village shop.[9]
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Sandon Old Hall Moated Site". The National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. 8 November 1993. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ a b "History". Sandon Estate. Sandon Hall. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ a b c "Sandon Hall, Sandon Park". The National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. 10 January 1953. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Church of All Saints". The National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Sandon Railway Station". The National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Dog and Doublet, Sandon
- ^ "Dog and Doublet Inn". The National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. 25 April 1980. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Sandon Village Shop". Sandon Estate. Sandon Hall. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
