Landscape The village lies within the Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands (NCA 88) as designated by Natural England.

[1] Central Bedfordshire Council has locally classified the landscape as Upper Ivel Clay Valley.

[3] Geology, soil type and land use The village is surrounded by arable farmland and lies on glacial gravel (till) over Lower Greensand.

A playing field in the middle of the village includes a playground area, basketball court and football pitch.

[8] The Domesday Book records eight land holdings in Stanford in 1086 and lists thirteen villagers, three smallholders and four slaves.

[14] Stanford is also in the catchment zone for Samuel Whitbread Academy, which has an upper school and sixth form.

There is a weekly, Wednesday only service to Bedford by community bus operator, Wanderbus (journey time 26 minutes).