The A600 road from Hitchin to Bedford runs close to the village, while the nearest railway station is Arlesey on the East Coast Main Line.

In Folio 209 Bedfordshire, Section Roman VIII, The Land of St Benedict of Ramsey, Clifton Hundred it says:[1] In [Lower and Upper] Stondon the same abbot [of St Benedict] holds half a hide.

In Folio 209 Bedfordshire, Section Roman LV, The Land of the Wife of Ralph Taillebois, Clifton Hundred it says: In [Lower and Upper] Stondon Engeler holds 2½ hides of Azelina.

Part of the village receives the Advertiser, the Comet and the Bedfordshire on Sunday newspapers.

The collection had over 400 exhibits, including cars, motorcycles, tanks, aircraft, and a full-size replica of Captain Cook's ship, the HM Bark Endeavour.