Sundon

Sundon
Civil parish
View from Sundon Hills Country Park
Coordinates: 51°56′20″N 0°28′48″W / 51.93889°N 0.48000°W / 51.93889; -0.48000
Country	England
Primary council	Central Bedfordshire
County	Bedfordshire
Region	East of England
Status	Parish
Main settlements	Lower Sundon Upper Sundon
Government
• Type	Parish Council
• UK Parliament	Mid Bedfordshire
Population [1]
• Total	478
Website	Sundon Parish Council

Sundon is a civil parish in the English county of Bedfordshire.

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).