Stanion
| Stanion | |
 Village sign |
|
  Stanion |
|
| Population | 873 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SP9186 |
| District | Corby |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| 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 | Corby |
|
|
Coordinates: 52°28′08″N 0°39′16″W / 52.4688°N 0.6545°W
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]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.[2]
The village of Stanion was shown in the Wartime film "Springtime in an English Village (1944)"
References
- ↑ Office for National Statistics: Stanion CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 21 November 2009
- ↑ Codd, Daniel (2009). Mysterious Northamptonshire. Breedon Books. p.147-149. ISBN 9781859836811
External links
Media related to Stanion at Wikimedia Commons
- Map sources for Stanion
- http://www.stanionvillage.com