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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Upper Stondon like this:
STONDON (Upper), a parish in Biggleswade district, Beds; 1 mile W of Henlow r. station, and 2½ S of Shefford. Post town, Biggleswade. Acres, 575. Real property, £558. Pop., 66. Houses, 9. The manor belongs to Countess Cowper. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £125.* Patron, the Rev. R. Hull. The church was rebuilt in 1857.
Upper Stondon is now part of CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Upper Stondon itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Upper Stondon, in Central Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1393
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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