Lower Sundon

Lower Sundon
Church of St Mary
Lower Sundon Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference	TL061281
Civil parish	Sundon
Unitary authority	Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LUTON
Postcode district	LU3
Dialling code	01582
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Mid Bedfordshire
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 51°56′31″N0°27′24″W / 51.94204°N 0.45679°W / 51.94204; -0.45679

Lower Sundon is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.

The settlement was established before 1066. The manor of Sundon is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. The manor was held by the de Clare, Badlesmere and Scrope families until the mid 16th century, when it passed to the Cheyne family. In 1716 it was sold to William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon. It later passed to the Page-Turner family. ^[1]

The St Mary the Virgin Church was first built in Lower Sundon in the 13th Century. ^[2] It is a Grade I listed building. ^[3] The Victorian vicarage is Grade II listed, and features very fine latticed windows. ^[4]

Today, Lower Sundon lies in the wider Sundon civil parish, and is close to the large town of Luton.

References

1. Page, W. "Parishes: Sundon Pages 384-387 A History of the County of Bedford: Volume 2". British History Online. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
2. Archived June 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Church of St Mary". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
4. "St Mary's Vicarage". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 12 October 2021.