OS grid reference TL1535 Unitary authority Country England Ceremonial county Bedfordshire UK parliament constituency Mid Bedfordshire | Civil parish Stondon Region East Dialling code 01462 Post town Henlow | |
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Population 1,821 (2001)
2,295 (2011 Census including Henlow Camp) | ||
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.
Map of Stondon, UK
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.
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
Stondon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA