Standon is a village and
civil parish in
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...
, England. The parish includes the adjoining village of
Puckeridge. The village church of St Mary has Saxon origins with much
Victorian restoration. It contains the ornate tomb of the Tudor courtier
Sir Ralph Sadler.
The
Prime Meridian passes to the west of Standon.
The place-name is first attested in a Saxon charter of 944–46 AD and means "stony hill".
Standon village has many local facilities. In addition to the church, there is a village hall, two public houses, a Chinese restaurant, post office, butcher, baker, and newsagent. Villagers also make frequent use of facilities in neighbouring
Puckeridge, which include a pharmacy, estate agent, petrol station, public houses, doctor's surgery and primary schools (including St Thomas of Canterbury, a Roman Catholic primary school).
Arthur Martin-Leake, one of only three men to be awarded the
Victoria Cross twice, was born in the village.
The
Standon Calling
Standon Calling is an annual music festival held near the village of Standon, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, in the grounds of private residence Standon Lordship. It is a themed boutique festival which grew from a birthday barbecue into an annual ...
music festival is held in the village.
Standon features in the novel ''The House on Boulby Cliff'' by Kevin Corby Bowyer, one-time organist of St Mary's Church.
See also
*
The Hundred Parishes
The Hundred Parishes is an area of the East of England with no formal recognition or status, albeit that the concept has the blessing of county and district authorities. It encompasses around 450 square miles (1,100 square kilometres) of northwes ...
References
External links
Standon (''A Guide to Old Hertfordshire'')
Villages in Hertfordshire
Civil parishes in Hertfordshire
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