Stanion

Stanion

Village sign
Stanion
Stanion shown within Northamptonshire
Population 1,252 (2011)
OS grid reference SP9186
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Kettering
Postcode district NN14
Dialling code 01536
Police Northamptonshire
Fire Northamptonshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK Parliament

Stanion is a village and civil parish in the county of Northamptonshire in England. At the time of 2001 census, the parish's population was 873 people,[1] increasing to 1,252 at the 2011 Census.[2] There is a Church of England primary school.

The village church is dedicated to St Peter.

Within the church there is (as of 2009) a curious antiquity. This is a 7 ft long whalebone, although tradition avers that it is actually part of the skeleton of a Dun Cow. This was a fabled beast from English folklore, and according to various versions of the story the Stanion cow was either killed or died of a broken heart after being tricked by a witch. Graffiti etched onto the bone indicates it dates from the 17th century.[3]

The village of Stanion was shown in the wartime film "Springtime in an English Village (1944)"

References

  1. ↑ Office for National Statistics: Stanion CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 21 November 2009
  2. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Codd, Daniel (2009). Mysterious Northamptonshire. Breedon Books. p.147-149. ISBN 9781859836811

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