Stondon

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.

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	Stondon
Unitary authority	Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
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
UK Parliament	Mid Bedfordshire
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52.003°N 0.318°W / 52.003; -0.318

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]