Stondon
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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
.
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.
Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created from the merger of Bedfordshire County Council, Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire on 1 April 2009...
district of Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The parish includes the settlements of Lower Stondon
Lower Stondon
Lower Stondon is a small village in Central Bedfordshire close to the Hertfordshire Border and has a population of approximately 2000. The village is part of the larger Stondon civil parish, with the name "Stondon" deriving from the Saxon word meaning Stone Hill...
and Upper Stondon
Upper Stondon
Upper Stondon is a hamlet in Bedfordshire, England, part of the wider Stondon civil parish.Upper Stondon is a very small settlement with few amenities. However the village of Lower Stondon and nearby Henlow Camp have extensive local amenities and services....
.
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.