Standon, Hertfordshire

Standon is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, 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.

Standon
St Mary, Standon
Standon Location within Hertfordshire
Population	4,141 (Parish, 2001)[1] 4,335 (2011 Census including Old Hall Green and Wellpond Green)[2]
OS grid reference	TL396224
Civil parish	Standon
District	East Hertfordshire
Shire county	Hertfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WARE
Postcode district	SG11
Dialling code	01920
Police	Hertfordshire
Fire	Hertfordshire
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North East Hertfordshire
List of places UK England Hertfordshire 51°52′58″N 0°01′45″E / 51.882659°N 0.02921°E / 51.882659; 0.02921

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.

Standon railway station was a stop on the Buntingford branch to London.

The Standon Calling 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.