There are two settlements: the one called Upper Sundon at the top of the hill is now the main village, and the presumably older one by the church is now a hamlet called Lower Sundon.
Sundon Lower School is located in the village of Upper Sundon. Sundon has a village hall and a pub, the Red Lion.
The manor of Sundon is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086. The manor was held by the de Clare, Badlesmere and Scrope families until the mid 16th century, when it passed to the Cheyne family. In 1716 it was sold to William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon. It later passed to the Page-Turner family.[2]
The parish church, dedicated to St Mary, is a Grade I listed building. It dates back largely to the 14th century, with some 13th century elements.[3] The Victorian vicarage is Grade II listed, and features very fine latticed windows.[4]
Because of changes to its boundary, the parish no longer includes Sundon Park (which is now an area of Luton) or the "Sundon Substation" of the National Grid for electricity (which lies west of the railway, near the village of Chalton).
sundon, civil, parish, english, county, bedfordshire, civil, parishview, from, hills, country, parkcoordinates, 93889, 48000, 93889, 48000countryenglandprimary, councilcentral, bedfordshirecountybedfordshireregioneast, englandstatusparishmain, settlementslower. Sundon is a civil parish in the English county of Bedfordshire SundonCivil parishView from Sundon Hills Country ParkCoordinates 51 56 20 N 0 28 48 W 51 93889 N 0 48000 W 51 93889 0 48000CountryEnglandPrimary councilCentral BedfordshireCountyBedfordshireRegionEast of EnglandStatusParishMain settlementsLower SundonUpper SundonGovernment TypeParish Council UK ParliamentMid BedfordshirePopulation 1 Total478WebsiteSundon Parish Council There are two settlements the one called Upper Sundon at the top of the hill is now the main village and the presumably older one by the church is now a hamlet called Lower Sundon Sundon Lower School is located in the village of Upper Sundon Sundon has a village hall and a pub the Red Lion The manor of Sundon is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 The manor was held by the de Clare Badlesmere and Scrope families until the mid 16th century when it passed to the Cheyne family In 1716 it was sold to William Clayton 1st Baron Sundon It later passed to the Page Turner family 2 The parish church dedicated to St Mary is a Grade I listed building It dates back largely to the 14th century with some 13th century elements 3 The Victorian vicarage is Grade II listed and features very fine latticed windows 4 Because of changes to its boundary the parish no longer includes Sundon Park which is now an area of Luton or the Sundon Substation of the National Grid for electricity which lies west of the railway near the village of Chalton References edit ONS Census 2021 Parish Profiles Page W Parishes Sundon Pages 384 387 A History of the County of Bedford Volume 2 British History Online Retrieved 12 October 2021 Church of St Mary British Listed Buildings Retrieved 12 October 2021 St Mary s Vicarage British Listed Buildings Retrieved 12 October 2021 nbsp This Bedfordshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sundon amp oldid 1189079996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
