Lower Stondon
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| Lower Stondon | |
  Lower Stondon shown within Bedfordshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Shire county | Bedfordshire |
| Region | East |
| Constituent 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 |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Mid Bedfordshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Bedfordshire | |
Lower Stondon is a small village in Mid Bedfordshire. The A600 runs directly through the village and most amenities are on it. The central residential road is Station Road, which leads off perpendicular ot the A600.
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[edit] Amenities
Being close to Henlow Camp, an RAF base, the village itself does not have many shops. There are a few on a street running about 100m parallel to the main road including a convenience store and hair dressers. The village also has several take away restaurants.
[edit] Free Publications
Most of the village receives the Advertiser. There is also a magazine distributed each season about the village and surrounding area called Stondon Times. Cost of production and distribution of the newsletter is mainly funded by advertising which appears in the magazine.
[edit] Golf Course
Perhaps the main attraction to the village is the Mount Pleasant Golf Club with 9 holes, 18 tees and three difficulty levels on each. The course also has a bar and restaurant, named the "19th hole", and a pro shop where they sell clothing and other golfing equipment.
You can pay to become a member at the club, they offer several types depending on your needs. Membership offers benefits such as: up to 15 days advanced booking (depends on type of membership), reduced green fees and free use of practise areas.
The golf club maintains a website at http://www.mountpleasantgolfclub.co.uk which offers more information about the club and a sometimes information about events currently happening which are associated with the village.
[edit] Stondon Transport Museum
The village also hosts the largest private transport museum in the UK. The collection has over 400 exhibits, including cars, motorcycles, tanks, aircraft, and a full-size replica of Captain Cook's ship, the HM Bark Endeavour.
http://www.transportmuseum.co.uk
[edit] History
[edit] Domesday Entry
The Domesday Book has two entries for Lower Stondon.
In Folio 209 Bedfordshire, Section Roman VIII, The Land of St Benedict of Ramsey, Clifton Hundred it says:
In [Lower and Upper] Stondon the same abbot [of St Benedict] holds half a hide. There is land for half a plough, and there is [half a plough]. This land belongs and belonged to the Demesne of the church of St Benedict. It is worth 15s.
In Folio 209 Bedfordshire, Section Roman LV, The Land of the Wife of Ralph Taillebois, Clifton Hundred it says:
In [Lower and Upper] Stondon Engeler holds 2½ hides of Azelina. There is land for 2½ ploughs. In Demesne [are] 2 ploughs; and 3 bordars with half a plough. There are 2 slaves [and] meadow for 2½ ploughs. It is worth 60s; when received, 40s; TRE £4. Wulfmær, of Eaton Socon, a thegn of King Edward, held this land; and there were 5 soak men, men of the same Wulfmær, and they could give and sell [their land] to whom they wished.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.mountpleasantgolfclub.co.uk/
- ^ Domesday Book, A Complete Translation, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-143994-7
