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Stondon
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The Baptist Chapel in Lower Stondon
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Stondon
Location within Bedfordshire
Population1,821  (2001)
2,295 (2011 Census including Henlow Camp) [1]
OS grid reference TL1535
Civil parish
  • Stondon
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town HENLOW
Postcode district SG16
Dialling code 01462
Police Bedfordshire
Fire Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance East of England
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UK
England
Bedfordshire
52°00′11″N0°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 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, a transport museum, Stondon Lower School and more.

The greyhound racing track in Stondon closed permanently on 21 January 2024. [4]

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References

  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  2. Mills, A. D. (2011) [1991]. A Dictionary of English Place Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 438. ISBN   9780191078941 . Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  3. "'Guide to Bedfordshire Parishes'". Bedfordshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  4. "Henlow Closure - Sunday January 21". greyhoundstar.co.uk.

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