English Heritage sites near Stondon Parish
WREST PARK
4 miles from Stondon Parish
Explore the evolution of the English garden and take a stroll through three centuries of landscape design at Wrest Park.
DE GREY MAUSOLEUM, FLITTON
6 miles from Stondon Parish
Among the largest sepulchral chapels attached to any English church, this cruciform mausoleum houses a remarkable sequence of 17 sculpted and effigied monuments.
HOUGHTON HOUSE
8 miles from Stondon Parish
Houghton House today is the shell of a 17th century mansion commanding magnificent views, reputedly the inspiration for the ‘House Beautiful’ in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.
BUSHMEAD PRIORY
16 miles from Stondon Parish
Bushmead Priory is a rare survival of the complete refectory of an Augustinian priory, with a fine timber roof and notable 14th century wall paintings.
OLD GORHAMBURY HOUSE
17 miles from Stondon Parish
The remains of a once immense mansion built in 1563-8 by Sir Nicholas Bacon, Queen Elizabeth’s Lord Keeper and visited by the queen on at least four occasions.
ROMAN WALL OF ST ALBANS
17 miles from Stondon Parish
A section of the two-mile long wall built between AD 265 and 270 to defend the Roman city of Verulamium: including the foundations of towers and the London Gate.
Churches in Stondon Parish
All Saints Church
Meppershall Road
Stondon
Henlow
(01462) 713311
At our regular Holy Communion services we use the liturgy of the Church of England’s Common Worship Service book.
A mixture of traditional hymns and familiar words in the service makes this a service that welcomes both the regular worshipper and the enquirer.
You will receive a warm welcome as you enter the church and there will always be someone willing to assist you through the service. Anyone who has received Holy Communion within their own churches is welcome to come to the altar rail and receive alongside our regular church family.
If you do not receive communion then you are welcome to come up for a blessing.
At the end of the service we encourage you to stay for tea or coffee and a chat 5th Sunday Services All the churches in our benefice are blessed by having a good working relationship and sharing fellowship with the other Christian churches in the area. At Stondon we share our 5th Sunday services with the members of the Baptist Church. The venue for 5th Sunday services alternates between the church buildings. If you wish to join us on a 5th Sunday it is best to phone first to check the time and venue for the service Baptisms Every person who lives in the parish is entitled to be baptised in All Saints Church. (Those who dont live in the village but have a pastoral connection to it may with permission also be baptised here). This tradition has been part of church life since the start of the parish system. The Church of England feels Baptism to be such an importance to family life that it rules there should never be a fee for baptism.. We are proud to know that we have offered this important service to generations of village families Weddings A wedding in the family parish church is something that many brides still dream of. To be married in the same place that parents, grandparents and other relatives were married in makes the service seem even more special. Anyone living in the parish and those with a pastoral connection are entitled to be married at All Saints. There are legal fees charged for these services which are required by the Church of England Funerals As well as the happier times in family life we are also there to offer families a chance to remember their loved ones to say their final farewells at a funeral service. As with weddings, there are legal fees charged which are required by the Church of England
Pubs in Stondon Parish
Bird In Hand
Fairway Bar & Bistro
Station Road, Lower Stondon, SG16 6JL
(01462) 850999
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