Stanion

Stanion
Village sign
Stanion
Stanion shown within Northamptonshire
Population	1,252 (2011)
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
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52°28′08″N 0°39′16″W / 52.4688°N 0.6545°W / 52.4688; -0.6545Coordinates: 52°28′08″N 0°39′16″W / 52.4688°N 0.6545°W / 52.4688; -0.6545

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, increasing to 1,252 at the 2011 Census. 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.

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

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