These four parishes are Cotes Heath, Swynnerton with Yarnfield, Standon and Tittensor, and these create the united family of 'The CoSST Churches'.

[7] According to the Domesday Book from 1086, Standon had nine households which is considered quite small, with 11 villagers, three smallholders, three slaves and one priest.

It initially housed 50 boys but after building work in 1892, numbers increased to 90, having built a new kitchen, a scullery and a large dormitory.

The home was a purpose built farm and was well equipped to train boys in agricultural skills, with much of their produce sold at local markets along with a regular stall kept at Stoke-on-Trent.

In the 1930s pavilions for tuberculosis patients were built in the grounds whilst the principal activity at the site was orthopaedic treatment.

Upon the opening of Stafford General Hospital in 1983, the NHS sold the property into the private sector and the manor house itself converted into a residential care home for up to 22 elderly ladies and gentlemen, with the outbuildings, by now known as "The Beeches", specialising in dementia care for an additional 21 elderly residents.

[12] The 1931 Census of England and Wales, County Report Part II described the boundary change as The population of Standon saw little fluctuation between 1801 and 1931, with the lowest being 332 in 1801 and the highest being 464 in 1921.

[14] However, after 1931, there was a dramatic increase in population size even with the boundary change in 1932, meaning that the area of Standon decreased by 439 acres.

The 2011 census report shows that the most common profession is Human Health and Social Work with 78 persons employed in this field.