Stondon
Civil parish in Bedfordshire, England
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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.
2,295 (2011 Census including Henlow Camp)[1]
- Stondon
| Stondon | |
|---|---|
The Baptist Chapel in Lower Stondon | |
  Stondon Location within Bedfordshire | |
| Population | 1,821 (2001) 2,295 (2011 Census including Henlow Camp)[1] |
| 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 |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
The name derives from the Old English words stān and dūn, and means "stony hill".[2] The parish itself however was only created in 1985 after an amalgamation of the Lower and Upper Stondon civil parishes.[3]
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, Stondon Lower School and more.
The former Stondon Transport Museum closed permanently on 6 April 2015,[4] and the greyhound racing track in Stondon closed permanently on 21 January 2024.[5]
Education
Stondon Lower School is in the village.[6]
It is in the catchment zone for Robert Bloomfield Academy.[7] It is also in the catchment zone for Samuel Whitbread Academy, which has an upper school and sixth form.[8]
