England
Central Bedfordshire
Sundon

Upper Sundon

Upper Sundon is a village located in the district of , England. The village is the largest settlement in the wider civil parish, though is presumed to be older, as the parish church is located there.
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  • Type: Village with 240 residents
  • Description: village in Bedfordshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Upper Sundon, Bedfordshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Mary, Sundon and Harlington railway station.

Church
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed church in , , England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.

Railway station
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is located in . It is named after the village of , on the outskirts of which it is located, but serves a wide rural area including the larger villages of and . is situated 1½ miles northwest of Upper Sundon.

Church
Photo: Robin Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Margaret is a Grade I listed church in , , England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967. Francis Proctor, a liturgical historian, served as the church's curate from 1836 until 1840. is situated 1½ miles east of Upper Sundon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lower Sundon and Fancott.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet located in the district of , England. The settlement was established before 1066. The manor of Sundon is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Village
is a hamlet located in the district of , England. The settlement forms part of the civil parish, and is also close to and .

Suburb
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is a suburb of north , in the Luton district, in the ceremonial county of , England. The area is roughly bounded by the edge of Luton to the north, Leagrave Park to the south, the Midland Main Line to the west, and Spinney Woods and the footpath from the woods to the edge of town to the east.

Upper Sundon

Latitude
51.9389° or 51° 56′ 20″ north
Longitude
-0.47952° or 0° 28′ 46″ west
Population
240
Elevation
525 feet (160 metres)
Open location code
9C3XWGQC+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 982718904
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2635104
Wiki­data ID
Q1519031
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Upper Sundon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “آببر سوندن”
  • Cebuano: “Upper Sundon”
  • Dutch: “Upper Sundon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “آببر سوندن”
  • French: “Upper Sundon”
  • Irish: “Upper Sundon”
  • Persian: “آپپر ساندوون”
  • Polish: “Upper Sundon”
  • Swedish: “Upper Sundon”
  • Welsh: “Upper Sundon”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sundon Methodist Church and Sundon Lower School.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Upper Sundon”. Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.