Stanion

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|population= 1,252

|population_ref= (2011)

|unitary_england= North Northamptonshire

|lieutenancy_england= Northamptonshire

|region= East Midlands

|constituency_westminster= Corby

|post_town= Kettering

|postcode_district = NN14

|postcode_area= NN

|dial_code= 01536

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Stanion is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. At the time of 2001 census, the parish's population was 873 people,[http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797156&c=stanion&d=16&e=15&g=472225&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1258817407157&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Office for National Statistics: Stanion CP: Parish headcounts]. Retrieved 21 November 2009 increasing to 1,252 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128966&c=Stanion&d=16&e=62&g=6450808&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1468145162672&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=10 July 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}} There is a Church of England primary school. Gavron

History

Stanion existed before the Norman Conquest, carrying the Old English place name of Stanerc[https://opendomesday.org/place/SP9186/stanion/ Open Domesday: Stanion.] Accessed 13 April 2022. – stone arc (stainaz > stān "stone"stān "stone". Accessed 13 April 2022. + Lat. arca > erc "arc", arch, benderc "arc". Accessed 13 April 2022.). The village is noted in the 1086 Domesday Book as being in the hundred of Corby in Northamptonshire, with 23 households.

The village's name, Stanion, means 'building made of stone'.{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Northamptonshire/Stanion|title=Key to English Place-names}} It is also spelt as Stanyon is numerous old documents.

The village church is dedicated to Saint Peter. Within the church there is 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. Skrimshaw etched onto the bone indicates it dates from the 17th century.Codd, Daniel (2009). Mysterious Northamptonshire. Breedon Books. pp. 147–149. {{ISBN|9781859836811}}

The 1777 Northhamptonshire Militia List for Corby Hundred shows 22 men enrolled for Stanion.[http://www.northamptonshirerecordsociety.org.uk/eBooks/Militia1777/Corby.pdf Northhamptonshire Records Society: 1777 Corby Hundred Militia Enrollments by Parish.] Accessed 13 April 2022. So the population remained relatively constant from the 11th through the 18th century.

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

Notable people

Stan Leadbetter (1937–2013), first-class cricketer

References

External links

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http://www.stanionvillage.com

Category:Villages in Northamptonshire

Category:Civil parishes in Northamptonshire

Category:North Northamptonshire