Standon or Stondon Massey (St. Peter and St. Paul)

STANDON or STONDON MASSEY (St. Peter and St. Paul), a parish, in the union and hundred of Ongar, S. division of Essex, 2 miles (E. S. E.) from Ongar; containing 291 inhabitants. It takes the adjunct to its name from an ancient proprietor of the manor. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at £13. 6. 8.; net income, £461; patron, John Hubbard, Esq. The church is a small edifice, with a belfry turret surmounted by a spire of wood.