Stondon

Human settlement in England

Stondon

Unitary authority

Central Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire

Region

East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townHENLOWPostcode districtSG16Dialling code01462PoliceBedfordshireFire Bedfordshire and Luton Ambulance East of England UK Parliament

Mid Bedfordshire

List of places: UK; England; Bedfordshire

52°00′11″N 0°19′05″W / 52.003°N 0.318°W / 52.003; -0.318

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.^[2]

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.

The greyhound racing track in Stondon closed permanently on 21 January 2024.^[3]

References

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
^ "'Guide to Bedfordshire Parishes'". Bedfordshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^ "Henlow Closure - Sunday January 21". greyhoundstar.co.uk.